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Originally Posted by Rich First to answer your question, the clutch is part of the compressor pulley assembly.
From your description "although not COLD air" your AC has not been working properly for a while. If it were working properly the air would indeed be cold. Likely candidate problems are clogged system or refrigerant leakage resulting in low pressure. If the refrigerant charge is too low the clutch will not engage. This design is to protect the compressor from seizing when the system is low on oil. It is likely further diagnosis is going to require the use of pressure gauges to monitor the system while in operation.
I'd suggest you find a text on automotive AC repair and plan on investing in some diagnostic equipment – a couple of thermometers and a set of pressure gauges. Otherwise just take it to an AC shop. Most likely they can diagnose the problem in a few minutes. |
Thanks Rich! I did not know a low refrigerant level could keep the compressor from engaging, so that helps a ton. There is a bunch of information on here about using proper gauges etc to test for system pressure, so I can start there.
