AC Clutch replacement help

[68fj40]

I am replacing the ac clutch assembly on my 93 FZJ.
I got the assembly from cdan (thanks Dan) and am looking at my FSM for guidance.

My FSM is for a 94 and it shows a snap ring holding the rotor on and another snap ring holding the stator on. When removing what was left of the old assembly there was no snap ring holding the rotor on.

If someone has a 93 FSM could you look and see if it shows a snap ring for both the rotor and the stator. My FZJ is a 3/93. Has the r112 system.

Thanks

Lowell

 

[Rookie2]

You're saying you took the rotor off the nose cone of the AC compressor and you didn't have to remove a retainer clip to do so? That don't sound right.

Pics??

 

[68fj40]

That's right. When I bought the 80 the AC clutch disk was broken. Just the center section of the disk was left. PO said it fell off. I removed the bolt and pulled off the disk and rotor. The stator is held on with a retainer. I haven't removed it yet.

Talking with cdan when I bought the new clutch assembly and he said it only fits a small manufacture period. 92-early93.

My FSM being a 94 ,I wanted to see if it showed a retainer for the rotor and stator.

Sorry no pics at the moment. It is raining here so if I get a break I am going to remove the stator and check the compressor nose cone for a retainer slot.

 

[CJF]

That's right. When I bought the 80 the AC clutch disk was broken. Just the center section of the disk was left. PO said it fell off. I removed the bolt and pulled off the disk and rotor. The stator is held on with a retainer. I haven't removed it yet.

Talking with cdan when I bought the new clutch assembly and he said it only fits a small manufacture period. 92-early93.

My FSM being a 94 ,I wanted to see if it showed a retainer for the rotor and stator.

Sorry no pics at the moment. It is raining here so if I get a break I am going to remove the stator and check the compressor nose cone for a retainer slot.

Seems like you'd want to just call Dan back? Couldn't he tell you if there ought to be one, and if so send you one??

Curtis

 

[68fj40]

I would call Dan but he was going to be busy with inventory till the 10th. I am sure Dan would take the time if I contacted him. Since it is not an emergency I figured someone else may have a manual and be able to answer the question.

I just inspected the nosecone and it does have a retainer slot. looks like I will bother Dan for some more parts.

Thanks

 

[Rookie2]

You sure the snap ring isn't there... I'm sure you are, but I just find it hard to believe? It's a little different looking than you might suspect if you're thinking it looks like say... the birf axle snap ring. Also, that area had a lot of dusty build-up I had to blow out of there when I pulled mine. Anyways, the ring is flat with holes in it all the way around, at least it is on the later models (not exactly how the FSM diagram portrays it). The 93 FSM seems to show the same set-up as my 97 FSM... snap ring-rotor-snap ring-stator.


Rookie2

 

[68fj40]

Thanks Rookie2. I went out and cleaned the nosecone and found the slot for the retainer. I am asumeing it is the slot at the end of the nosecone.
I need to inpect the nose closer to see if there has been any damage from the rotor turning without the retainer.
I will be ordering new retainers for both the stator and the rotor along with shims just in case.

Thanks for all the help

Lowell

 

[Rookie2]

I went through this removal a month or so ago. My problem was that my pulley was wobbling some. I hoped it was the bearing in the pulling so I went at removing the pulley to take a look. Without the proper tool, the snap ring that holds the pulley on is difficult to get off with the compressor still attached to the bracket. Anyways, I went to tapping on the pulley to get it of the compressor nose cone. Don't know if the nose cone had been worn by the wobble, but it was not coming off with the ease I was expecting (apparently was catching on the lip at the end of the nose cone), so I went with smarter blows and the end result was I busted part of the lip off that is at the end of the nose cone... d'oh! I've order a remanufacturer conpressor to be installed this week. BTW, there is no perceived play in the pulley bearing, so I'm guessing the play that caused the wobble was somewhere in the end of the nose cone. We'll so what the AC mechanic has to say about it. The OEM remaned compressor with magnetic clutch on it was around $215. May be one of the "you get what you pay for" things, but I just had a hard time shelling out the big bucks for something I use a hand full of times a year.

Good luck,
Rookie2