This is on my 1997 Blazer.
I knew going into it that the A/C did not work so no surprise there.. I ended up replacing the serpentine belt, tensioner and idler pulley bearing a while back just for preventive maintenance and squeak removal. When the belt was removed, I could hear excessive bearing noise coming from the compressor when I rotated the pulley.
Is there any way to diagnose whether or not it's the compressor itself or just the clutch bearing? The bearing is about $17 and I have a shop press. If the compressor itself is bad, I'll most likely just find a nice one at a junkyard depending on their prices. The Delphi part from Rock Auto is $180 and repairs will be a bit more in depth with more parts.
I knew going into it that the A/C did not work so no surprise there.. I ended up replacing the serpentine belt, tensioner and idler pulley bearing a while back just for preventive maintenance and squeak removal. When the belt was removed, I could hear excessive bearing noise coming from the compressor when I rotated the pulley.
Is there any way to diagnose whether or not it's the compressor itself or just the clutch bearing? The bearing is about $17 and I have a shop press. If the compressor itself is bad, I'll most likely just find a nice one at a junkyard depending on their prices. The Delphi part from Rock Auto is $180 and repairs will be a bit more in depth with more parts.