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Originally Posted by Rick V
Evening Y'all.
Well that was fun, Beth calls me on her way home declaring she has car trouble, a nasty noise and she pulled over and shut it down. I get there and have her start the car, the starter is dragging and when the car fires it sounds like a broken timing chain guide. Wonderful. Well it turned out to be the ac compressor clutch had grenaded. Stupid variable displacement compressor. So I peel the clutch cover apart enough to get the car going and nail the gas and finish ripping the rubber out of it. No ac but at least it drove home. Looks like it is time to spend some money. Y'all think Porsche parts are spendy, try buying Mercedes parts.  |
Ack, I had the pulley spokes shear on my magnetic compressor clutch. Made a heck of a noise for a '44 when you fear it could be something connected to the timing belt. Immediate shut off motor, pull over, and look around. Eventually realized what it was, and drove home.
Took it apart, found a Ford part # on the broken piece. Ford dealer wants VIN of car, no go there. Porsche only sells the whole unit, not just the pulley - $$$$$$$
I managed to find a part places that had it in stock. Turned a $$$ repair into about $30. Porsche, or not, most AC parts are from other manufacturers, may be unique to the car in its interface, and big $$$ to replace. Getting just the part that is broken can be almost impossible to do as the factory only bought whole units. Sounds like you might be in need of the whole clutch unit though. Probably < $1K I'd hope. IDRC but I think its was < $400 on my '44.