v70 2001 intermittent air con problem - Page 2

ASt85 · Jul 17th, 2015, 18:12

Good idea to check the clearance between the a/c clutch and the drive - it should be around 3 to 4mm max to maintain a/c when the engine is warm - beyond that limit the a/c will disengage when the engine reaches normal operating temps as the gap will be too great to pull in the clutch.

oragex · Jul 17th, 2015, 18:14

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Originally Posted by ASt85

Good idea to check the clearance between the a/c clutch and the drive - it should be around 3 to 4mm max to maintain a/c when the engine is warm - beyond that limit the a/c will disengage when the engine reaches normal operating temps as the gap will be too great to pull in the clutch.

0.3 to 0.4mm

ASt85 · Jul 18th, 2015, 11:48

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Originally Posted by oragex

0.3 to 0.4mm

Thanks for spotting the error Oragex!

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