2000 S70 - Question about A/C compressor shim fix

Post by **abscate** » 08 Jul 2015, 18:49

dosbricks wrote:Well, as professionals, if they don't know they can drop the air guide and rotate the compressor, then they don't know beans about Volvo cars.

The gist of what is being implied in this thread is that if you have 20 spare minutes and a few small zip ties, then you are not going to find a DIY repair much easier than this one. Much easier than doing an oil change.

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Yeah, that was my " ouch"

In case you haven't figured it out, Erik likes zip ties.

( he's right, of course. They are much better for this application.)

Post by **dosbricks** » 08 Jul 2015, 20:49

Steve,

Yes, maybe it would be cool to have a member designation like "Volvo Guru" under some user names. I would vote Erik and a number of others to that title.

dos

Post by **oragex** » 08 Jul 2015, 20:54

Adler wrote:Went to replace the air guide today so while it was out I could see that one of my sets of shims had disappeared. I made a new one and added safety wire to hold them all. I'll check again in a week and see if they've moved. AC has worked fine since I added the shims and I couldn't tell when that one came loose. The gap was still close to even all the way around.
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The best is to use a thin metal foil - such as aluminum, of the needed thickness. One can cut a 1" long by 1/4" large piece, have it inserted then bend both ends so it doesn't slide away when the compressor will rotate

Kfbtaz · Post by **Kfbtaz** » 13 Jul 2015, 19:58

Has anybody ever welded the inner to the outer areas of the fan clutch together?

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 13 Jul 2015, 20:50

Has anybody ever welded the inner to the outer areas of the fan clutch together?

Not that I have ever heard of. It falls into the really bad idea category.

...Lee

Post by **abscate** » 14 Jul 2015, 02:14

Old thread alert.

On welding the AC compressor....

The AC compressor needs to cycle to stop the evap from freezing under cool weather conditions. Welding the clutch would prevent that and probably also wear out the compressor prematurely, too.

A very wise man once suggested zip ties to fix the clutch gap.

geokilla · Post by **geokilla** » 14 Jul 2015, 11:57

dosbricks wrote:Well, as professionals, if they don't know they can drop the air guide and rotate the compressor, then they don't know beans about Volvo cars.

I read on Volvospeed that it can be accessed from the passenger wheel well after I remove the plastic covering? Would that be easier? All I got are some jacks and jack stands. No one wants to do it. They will only replace the compressor.

Post by **abscate** » 14 Jul 2015, 12:22

Get some plastic ramps and put the front up, drop the plastic covering under the car and start zip tieing.

You can donate the ramps to some kids for bike jumping when done. Don't forget to take it off your taxes for educational donation

Post by **dosbricks** » 14 Jul 2015, 13:09

geokilla wrote: I read on Volvospeed that it can be accessed from the passenger wheel well after I remove the plastic covering? Would that be easier? All I got are some jacks and jack stands. No one wants to do it. They will only replace the compressor.

No it wouldn't be easier. Don't overthink this.

We got a seven page thread here nailing down the best way to to do it--easy fix for a couple of bucks worth of zip ties. You can do this and you will be so happy with the result. Go for it.

Kfbtaz · Post by **Kfbtaz** » 18 Jul 2015, 14:33

I just did the bread clip fix. What a great and easy project.
Thanks to everyone who post here to help!!

2000 S70 - Question about A/C compressor shim fix

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