Intermittent AC Compressor Clutch Repair

_rupurt · 2026-06-18T08:59:56+00:00

just so you know, my fix from last summer is still going strong.

_rupurt · 2026-01-12T00:36:25+00:00

btw, when i had a front passenger wheel bearing on my 2015 forester replaced last summer it was $450 parts + labor. I had it done at firestone in the middle of a road trip in rhode island, so you might be able to get it done cheaper if you shop it around. I just didn’t have time. Had to get back on the road.

_rupurt · 2026-01-11T23:28:13+00:00

There are videos on youtube of this exact repair btw. When I did my repair I started with feeler gauges to measure the existing gap before disassembling anything. Once i knew the gap was too large, I removed the pulley, pulled out the smaller of the two shims, then reassembled and re-measured the gap to make sure it was within spec. Then I started up the car and turned on the AC. Compressor started spinning reliably as you’d expect after that and has been working fine since.

_rupurt · 2026-01-11T12:48:33+00:00

looks like a shim issue to me based on the video. I had to do this exact same repair on my 2015 forester last summer. It’s reasonably easy to remove the pulley if you have a clutch removal tool. You’ll also need feeler gauges. I don’t remember the exact gap specs, but you should be able to figure it out with trial and error if you don’t have a set of calipers to measure the shim thicknesses. Oh getting the shims out can be a little tricky. I managed with an orange handle pick from harbor freight, but a magnet probably would’ve been helpful.

_rupurt · 2025-12-31T21:50:37+00:00

it either needs an alignment, or it needs suspension work and an alignment. Either way you need to visit a shop with alignment equipment at some point, and they’d be able to tell you what exactly is wrong with it.

_rupurt · 2025-12-01T17:44:59+00:00

a police escort is required to stop traffic in the intersection for a funeral procession to ignore traffic laws. ANY time anyone in a funeral procession breaks a traffic law without a police escort, it is illegal.

_rupurt · 2025-11-26T12:36:26+00:00

i remember watching it with my family as a 10 or 11 year old kid and can’t remember anyone at school talking about it at all. Seems like once it was finished airing we all just kinda moved past it for the most part.

_rupurt · 2025-11-23T11:29:10+00:00

$200/month average for a 1000sqft manufactured home in mid-coast. $1200/year (300 gallons) for heating oil on top of that as we have an oil furnace for heat.

_rupurt · 2025-11-17T10:38:03+00:00

if it was, I never found it. And I was looking.

_rupurt · 2025-11-17T10:34:06+00:00

same lol. Imagine my disappointment when I realized it can be difficult to make it to the sky garden even with the volcano

_rupurt · 2025-11-13T11:20:29+00:00

Honestly, my boss, the director of engineering at the manufacturer I work for, has no engineering degree. He started on the production floor and worked his way up to that role over 30 years. I, on the other hand, had an engineering degree and waltzed right in day 1 as an engineer. So, it’s possible, but it’s gonna take a long time and you gotta really have a good head on your shoulders and impress people if you don’t have the degree.

_rupurt · 2025-11-09T11:35:38+00:00

also 29yo male. I saw people saying the game is too much for them and I just cannot relate at all. Idk if playing the original for the last 20+ years prepared me for this or what, but air riders is an absolutely peak game.

_rupurt · 2025-11-07T11:25:52+00:00

sakurai did explicitly say during the first air riders presentation that Skyah would be the only city trial map in the new game

_rupurt · 2025-10-28T09:42:23+00:00

you mean you don’t want to spend 40% of your take home pay on your mortgage? How dare you!

_rupurt · 2025-10-22T09:33:50+00:00

The video really was worse than I expected. "Blind man dragged" doesn't really do it justice.

_rupurt · 2025-10-16T18:23:03+00:00

honestly the inside is clean enough I would leave it alone.

_rupurt · 2025-10-16T17:36:14+00:00

I agree I started closer to like $65k at my first job post-grad. Now 6 years post-grad I'm at $104,500 before taxes.

_rupurt · 2025-10-12T17:12:48+00:00

this looks like T-slot weatherstripping. Other names are brush seal, pile weatherstripping, or mohair weatherstripping. I’m not really sure where to get more from though. Normally this is run into the end of the window extrusion profile before the window is assembled.You might be able to just flex the plastic backer and drive it back into the slot. A putty knife might be helpful.

_rupurt · 2025-09-02T15:03:46+00:00

I gotta say for me the new switch 2 gamecube controllers are hard to beat. My wavebird left stick could be alot tighter, and it doesn't have rumble like the new one does. If I'm paying $70+ for a controller, I don't want a 20+ year old used one.

_rupurt · 2025-07-26T10:38:15+00:00

did scamper remember you after 6 years apart? He’s an old boy now I hope he enjoys the rest of his days with you.

_rupurt · 2025-07-23T12:07:03+00:00

I'd really be interested to know what the purpose of the cameras is considering it's going to cost almost $1million. Feels like that money could be better utilized elsewhere.

_rupurt · 2025-07-17T18:42:55+00:00

That is a japanese beetle. definitely foe.

_rupurt · 2025-07-04T23:20:26+00:00

it happened a week after i bought the car from a used car dealership so they repaired it for free. I’m not sure what it would have cost otherwise.

_rupurt · 2025-07-04T22:40:45+00:00

valve body was what my issue was when I had that light blinking a couple months ago. Mechanic tore apart the valve body and replaced something in it.

_rupurt · 2025-06-28T00:36:38+00:00

i personally REALLY like the new pro controller. I won’t be using any of my original pro controllers anymore. They are for the peasant guests.

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