[Shotimes] RE: A/C Fixed-- Darn clutch gap

[Paul Nimz]

>The A/C clutch is a wear part, and a regular maintenance item.

What isn't on these cars anymore?  Seems when you start getting 200k on them
they just start falling apart!!  :)

Paul


On 7/28/2005 1:16:44 PM, Ron Porter (ronporter@prodigy.net) wrote:
> True.
>
> FWIW, my '89 had the standard A/C setup and the clutch lasted for 9 years
> and about 170K miles, as it didn't cycle as much as a climate control
> system that is constantly cycling the compressor.
>
> The A/C clutch is a wear part, and a regular maintenance item.
>
> Ron Porter
>
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>
> From: John Breen [mailto:sho_squall@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:50 AM
> To: v8sho@v8sho.com
> Subject: Re: A/C Fixed-- Darn clutch gap
>
>
> Exactly. Basically,
> you're dropping the clutch in and out at high RPMs, because there's no way
> to throttle down the engine or "ease-in" the clutch on the compressor.
> Look at the life-span of a tranny clutch
> that's eased-in all the time vs. one that someone slips and slams all the
time. Generally, the "slammed" clutch won't
> last nearly as long. That's how the A/C clutch wears down. It's probably
> made of a different material
> that's built to handle such events, though, as the torque load isn't
> nearly as high, even at the high RPMs that it engages in.
>
>
>
> -John Breen III
>
> fredle@srv.net wrote:
>
> You have the pulley rot