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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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A few weeks ago I busted my A/C belt at the track. After replacing the belt the next day I noticed a pretty loud squeek...especially when turning on the A/C. I changed out the tensioner pulley but the squeek continued. Turns out it's the A/C compressor pulley is the problem.

That leaves me with two questions. Is this fixable or do I need to change out the whole compressor. Second question, does breaking the belt have anything to do with the squeeking or was it just coincidence?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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It's pretty likely that the belt broke because the pulley bearing is dead. You can just replace the bearing, no need for a new compressor.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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It's pretty likely that the belt broke because the pulley bearing is dead. You can just replace the bearing, no need for a new compressor.
I called the dealership and they said I could just change out the pulley but it's pretty expensive because it has the clutch attached to it. Where can I get the bearing? Autozone, Advance?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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The best place is probably NAPA. No surprise at all that the dealership told you that, they haven't made repairs at the component level in decades.
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