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  • gimpstang

    May 8, 2011 6:23 p.m. gimpstang New Reader

    Hey guys, perhaps you can help me get to the bottom of a problem I have with my wife's 2003 Neon STX. Her serpentine belt tensioner bearing failed while she was driving and it threw the belt for her power steering and her AC. I replaced the pulley (what a stupid design BTW) and put a new belt on. However, her AC compressor is no longer working. Her compressor clutch will not engage nor will her radiator fan turn on when she selects the AC setting. I don't know what happened because I didn't get near the compressor while replacing the pulley.

    I am a decent wrench but AC stuff is beyond my experience. Any ideas as to a cause? Could throwing the belt have damaged the compressor?

    Thanks guys

  • May 8, 2011 6:38 p.m. fasted58 Reader

    check the charge in the AC, pressure switch won't kick in compressor if the charge is low. I don't know Neons but that's pretty universal.

  • Kendall_Jones

    May 8, 2011 7:07 p.m. Kendall_Jones Reader

    If it tossed the belt it might have damaged the AC clutch wiring - take a close look at the AC compressor

    KJ

  • Ranger50

    May 8, 2011 8:54 p.m. Ranger50 HalfDork

    Kendall_Jones wrote:

    If it tossed the belt it might have damaged the AC clutch wiring - take a close look at the AC compressor

    KJ

    +1.

  • KATYB

    May 8, 2011 9:38 p.m. KATYB Reader

    gonna bet wire to the ac clutch got torn or pulled out. otherwise the low side switch got damaged....

  • gimpstang

    May 9, 2011 4:33 p.m. gimpstang New Reader

    Thanks guys! Turns out it was a plug that was knocked loose but not all the way out. I didn't see it until I was underneath the car.

 
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