jamesbWRXRA

My air com pump has given up the ghost. It sounds like a bearing and is making hell of a racket. Can i just remove the air con belt and continue driving the car untill i either decide to get a new pump or remove the air con system completely?

Thanks
James

jamesbWRXRA

Anyone?

andyxros

if it was my car and the belt didnt run anytihg els like alternator (cant remember without looking) i would go for it see if noise stopped it should just run like a car without aircon.. dose it make noise wether swithched on or off? because the internals of the pump dont turn till switch is pressed and the clutch on the pump pully engages might be just pump pully bearing and could just cange that not the internals

jamesbWRXRA

Thanks for the reply Andy. It turns out after looking in daylight the belt on the air con pump also seem to turn the water pump pulley so i definately wont be removing the belt afterall.

Thanks
James

andyxros

think that small pully under ac pump is just a tentioner sure water pump works off timing belt

jamesbWRXRA

Ah you are probably right. I was just a bit paranoid as the water pump is sat right behind it lol.

James