Help required - WTF caused this?

[s2driveruk]

Hi,

Need some help, had a disturbing rattle on the A6 the other day, car ran fine etc but is sounded terrible to the point that i thought something catastophic was going on in the engine

Anyway, quick hunt around just now and i found that the clutch off the aircon pump has come off....or more specifically sheared off



I'm presuming a siezed bearing or something...any ideas???

Is the car still safe to drive to a garage to get it fixed or is there a danger the v-pully could also now part company at speed causing no end of probs?

Thanks
David

[s2driveruk]

another....

[caterpillar]

the air con compressor have MAJOR bearing brakdown.... its commen. by a new one. the complet compressor for aircond

[s2driveruk]

cheers...still safe to run the car in the meantime?

[s2 rich]

yeah same happened to mine still safe to drive imo as long as it is not that far
If i remember the part alone cost me £600 to replace without labour charges ouch...

[terrybullwon]

cheers...still safe to run the car in the meantime?

David was this the compressor i sent you?

[s2driveruk]

David was this the compressor i sent you?

no dont worry James this is on our A6....but you just reminded me to get my system on the S2 regassed lol

Cheers
David

@Rich - Yeah was guessing this might not be a cheapie, excellent timing Might just get the system vacuumed and change the unit myself then get it flushed and recharged.

[terrybullwon]

thank god for that, i should have read the whole thread

I will just go change my pants now

[terrybullwon]

Also saying that i have a aircon compressor here from my golf, it came with the car.. Just a thought if they are the same PN

[s2driveruk]

[s2driveruk]

is it a Denso unit James, if so can you see if the clutch part is 8D0260805j, if so then possibly the whole assembly might be ok
Cheers
David

[terrybullwon]

Its a audi PN

model no.
1233

SERIAL no
2003809324

R134a 1J0 820 803K

[s2driveruk]

hmmm looks different unfortuntely but thanks for the offer.....not managed to sell the unmolten parts of the golf yet?

Maybe you should just strip it and have it as your Ring machine

[terrybullwon]

The golf is forsale!!, need to fund my 2nd S car

No problems David, you could always try the whole unit rather than just the clutch i would imagine they are all pretty generic? My family album is to out of date to check though.....

[s2driveruk]

yeah was going to check on vagcat but server is down

Looks like its used on some passats and other variants of the A6/A8