muddfildvaynes Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 So it got upto 98 degrees today in nh so i decided to put my a/c on which i rarely do because of gas milage and hey its nh.... so i put it on and it worked great blowing ice cold air for about 15 minutes then it started blowing hot air so i decided maybe it needed a recharge because its been 2 years since i had it recharged, so i get home and hear this grinding sound coming from under my hood and low and behold the a/c pulley is barely moving and sounds like the bearings are shot..... I don't even know where to get a new compressor because it is hard enough to find parts for this truck on CL or a junkyard.... Anyone have any ideas? Also i have never done a compressor before, does anyone have a write up on this or some help? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I have never changed one, but they aren't hard to find. http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?carcode=1356791&parttype=6628 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skulptr Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 mine has the same dilemma, i took the compressor off last week to see if the clutch is very had to rebuild. i've found write ups on others for different cars, i will let you know what i find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddfildvaynes Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-97-98-99-NISSAN-PATHFINDER-3-3-AIR-A-C-AC-COMPRESSOR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem562e903ea1QQitemZ370148392609QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories will this one work? Pretty cheap... also has anyone ever use those ac recharge cans from the auto parts store? how good do they work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Ive used the cans with great succes. Just make sure you have a ac pressure gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift220 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I tried the AC cans on my pathfinder and it didn't work at all. I'm not sure if I did it right or what but my system was empty when I started. Only $100 for a full recharge and it works great now. Those cans and adapters aren't that cheap either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 check www.car-part.com for a used one in your area. The cans are only good to "top up" your system, not fill it. many of them only contain a fraction of a pound of freon. The system from empty takes 1.5 lbs. do the math. Better to spend a few bucks and get someone with the proper equipment to fill it after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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