I felt like TOm Hanks in castaway when he finally starts a fire. turned the fan on, turned the AC on and rather quickly nice cold air was streaming out the vents.

After some hand wringing and pulling of hair I realized I had the fan int he off position. I then started the car up and hit the AC button, nothing. That's the way these things go sometimes.Īfter I had it bolted back up I jumpered the contacts where the relay goes and heard a nice satisfying clack. It can't have gone far, I'd just feel better knowing it wasn't int he engine bay somewhere. Maybe about two to do the swap and check it out, another hour so far and counting trying to find one missing socket somewhere. Took me three hours so far to do the clutch swap. The replacement screw they sent that holds the plate on to the compressor chart came with two flat washers, I had to use both of them under the plate to allow the pulley to spin when not enganged Came as an OEM GM kit, one box with three smaller boxes in it. The GM part number for the clutch is 88972204. Ordered it on Sunday, partshowed up on Wednesday. Even pulled the wire off the compressor and verified it wasn't broken.īought a replacement compressor clutch from ebay seller 'dustyjay54' for $75, free shipping. I pulled the AC clutch relay, jumpered the contacts, nothing. I did this today, and wanted to say thanks for posting the write up I used small dabs of light threadlocker for peace of mind.So, there ya go! The compressor to engine bolts torqued to 96 in-lbs. Make sure the clutch spins freely after tightening the center screw, (80 in-lbs). Be carefull not to stress the a/c hoses! A repair and recharge of the system is costly and tough to do right without proper shop equipment.Spacers came with the kit to make sure the clutch and clutch plate have proper clearance. Did I do that backwards?No puller required! It all came off by hand.Installation is the reverse of removal. The magnetic coil slides off after removing a bigger snap ring.Make sure you line up the pin on the back of the new coil with the hole on the compressor. Take the outer snap ring off, then slide the clutch off. Undo that screw holing the wire as well.The clutch plate slipped off after removing the center screw. I used needle nose pliers to unclip this connector from the compressor b4 disconnecting. 1 bolt above the compressor, and 2 below, secure it to the engine block.

Disconnect the wiring connector at the fan motor and coolant overflow hose, then lift that white plastic beast out of the way.The air compressor hangs down enough to access the clutch from underneath without having to remove the a/c hoses. The fan assy is secured with 2 10m bolts. Removed the tire, neg terminal from battery, serpentine belt, dirt shield that seperates engine bay from wheel well, and radiator shroud/fan. Part#11147282Got Perf up on jackstands after loosening the bolts on the right front tire.

Grabbed an a/c compressor clutch kit from the autoparts store. (Yup, named this '03 vibe Perf)Special thanks to the numerous posts that popped up when I typed 'a/c compressor help', and this thread. Great site!Helped solidify the purchase of Perf Jan.

2004 pontiac vibe ac compressor clutch