Southwind AC Compressor Replacement

A lot of people are saying to just turn off the AC, or pull the fuse, or unplug it. When a AC compressor fails, a lot of times it jams the magnetic clutch into the pulley. If you unplug the compressor, and remove the belt, and cannot turn the pulley, the clutch is seized in the pulley. You will more than likely not be able to completely remove the pulley. It can be pulled as far as possible and then using a cold chisel, or screwdriver try to drive the clutch forward from behind as you keep trying to remove the pulley. As you get it out, you will be able to eventually drive the clutch off the compressor be either deforming the mounting plate for the clutch, or breaking the mounting bolts, which will not matter as you will need to replace the compressor and clutch, maybe even the pulley. This is not complicated to do, just labor intensive. Depending on where the compressor is mounted, it can be done from the engine cover and underneath.