• V5 A/C compressor tear down / re-seal...

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    davida1_hiwaay_net
    Published on 07-17-2011 11:47 PM
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    Pictures of tear down and re-seal of Harrison V5 air conditioning compressor. These are very common on the 60°V6 engines. They are very costly as a re-manufactured unit. The parts to re-seal them are about $30.

    I did this write-up for another forum but figured it would have interest here.

    I started with this unit. I had it on my 1972 Chevy Nova until it started leaking around the housing o-rings. It still cooled fine, it would just lose freon over about a 2 month period. It will go on a 2.8 carburetor engine in an older a-body car. I will be changing the pulley to a vee-belt pulley.


    First, remove shaft nut and install compressor clutch hub puller.


    Remove clutch hub, making sure not to lose the key!


    Remove the snap ring that retains the pulley to the compressor.


    Install a puller, making sure the puller bolt ONLY presses on the neck of the compressor, NOT the shaft. The socket sits on the neck, protecting the shaft.


    The pulley off. I will be changing this out for a vee-belt pulley.

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    1. SappySE107's Avatar
      SappySE107 - 07-21-2011, 11:24 PM
      Can we host the pictures on this server? I think that would make it faster, and conserve the bandwidth for wherever they are now. Very nice write up I never really considered tearing one apart, but I haven't had an AC compressor since 97 until now.
    1. bszopi's Avatar
      bszopi - 07-21-2011, 11:58 PM
      Yeah, I am planning on grabbing the pics and hosting them. Possibly also splitting the article into a couple pages. Just haven't done it yet. But I agree, very nice writeup!

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      3400-95-Modified - 07-25-2011, 03:18 PM
      Awesome article... I gotta try this.
    1. geldartb's Avatar
      geldartb - 07-25-2011, 06:03 PM
      holy detailed write up i need to do this to mine.

      thanks for taking the time to do the write up.
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      Tbay99Venture - 07-27-2011, 11:12 PM
      +10 on the problem aligning the pistons if they pop out. I did that once with a Sanden. My biggest problem comes back to keeping everything clean. He makes it look easy, for some of us that's 100% attention to keep things clean. I think 60degreesBelow0 mentioned some nitrogen flushing tips, maybe I'm confusing posts. That would be helpful to link from this.
    1. bszopi's Avatar
      bszopi - 07-29-2011, 06:57 PM
      Pics are now hosted here. Clicking on the pictures will show the full size version, if needed. I also split it up into multiple pages so make load time faster, as well as making it easier to follow.
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