A/C condensor problem
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Staging Lane
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Springfield, Mo
A/C condensor problem i have started to hear a noise comming from the A/C condensor. it sounds like a grinding, when i press a pry bar against it, it goes away also when i turn the A/C on it goes away. the A/C works but i dont know what the actual problem is, what is a fix for it please help. i dont know how serious this problem is
The condenser is the heat exchanger that sits in
front of the radiator. Do you mean the compressor?
I've never heard a condenser make noise, it just
has gas flowing in one end and liquid out the other.
I have had compressor clutches go bad, it may be
the bearings are just getting crusty or worn. When
the A/C is engaged the compressor clutch no longer
spins on its bearings, it spins along the compressor
shaft on the internal bearings instead.
I believe the compressor clutch can be replaced
separately, but as long as it spins freely I would
just wait. Dunno if there is any lubrication you
can or should do, that wouldn't also mess up the
clutch itself.
front of the radiator. Do you mean the compressor?
I've never heard a condenser make noise, it just
has gas flowing in one end and liquid out the other.
I have had compressor clutches go bad, it may be
the bearings are just getting crusty or worn. When
the A/C is engaged the compressor clutch no longer
spins on its bearings, it spins along the compressor
shaft on the internal bearings instead.
I believe the compressor clutch can be replaced
separately, but as long as it spins freely I would
just wait. Dunno if there is any lubrication you
can or should do, that wouldn't also mess up the
clutch itself.
