Glenn, do you ever have trouble steering at low speeds or is that just us 4WD guys with larger than stock tires? I was wondering if you were going to mod the pump/drill the orifice... I had a thread on it a while back...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...sic-issue.html

 

What do you guys think of this ac clutch mess?

 

Oooooo, dusty, crunchy goodness!!!

 

I would say you got every ounce of use out of that one! Good deal. The snout should be fine by the looks of it.it didnt lock up so thats great news!

 

I don't have any trouble steering at idle or low speeds. My 2wd mule with stock tires on it didn't have any problems either.

 

My cc4x with 285s is just peachey

 

I changed the title of this thread so maybe more can become aware of the AC clutch. I'm like everybody else, when the ac works, it works. Why bother changing anything. Almost half the bearing fell out when I removed the pulley. The coil behind it was fried, like I said, its a wonder it didn't lock up. I ordered from that link I posted only to get a call that they were back ordered. So I paid a little more and ordered Motorcraft from Rock Auto. A little more $ I could have bought a new compressor with these parts already on it. The problem is, then I would have to do Freon, vac and recharge. I guess you might call this a gamble.

 

Oh baby.that was toasty there.

 

Anybody have any peanut butter & jelly? LOL

 

And a glass of milk :-) mmmm

 

In case you need it i have the ac tools from when i replaced the compressor on my truck. I ordered the cable to my camera so hopefully i can get around to doing that writeup.

Richard

 

Thanks Richard, tried to rep you but.... I'm not going to replace the condenser unless I have to. Waiting on parts now and I'll see if the new clutch will do the job.

 

I replaced the ac clutch today with motorcraft parts. It took me about four attempts to get the 'air gap' set right but I now have ac!! Below are some links if anybody wants to know how to do this. In the little bag are four shims for the 'air gap'.





SpringerPop's Compressor Clutch Air Gap

Adjusting Clutch Gap on the Ford FS10 Compressor

 

Sweet deal!!! Glenn is such a "cool" character!!

Cash saved and ac in force...oh yea.

 

Oh yeah, COOL!!