Noise.. Seems to be Coming From The AC Compressor

Djordan2

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Feb 5, 2012
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This Morning When I started the TB I heard a Faint Sort of Grinding Noise.. Then after a few seconds it Stopped.. Didnt have any Other issues Until I got out of Class and started it up again.. heard the same thing.. but again it stopped .. got driving gown the road I decided to turn everything off to see if I heard it while driving.. I did. So I parked Turned the AC Off Opened the Hood.. The Noise was Deff Comming from teh Compressor or at least the Pulley for the Compressor. Seemed to Muffle a little if not mostly go away when I tun the AC Back on.. AC is Cooling maybe not as good as it should But Deff need to know if i need a new compressor or not.. Plus this sounds aweful..lol
 

The_Roadie

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Nov 19, 2011
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Some folks have been able to replace just the bearing in the AC compressor clutch, but it should get looked at by a professional AC shop to make sure it's not internal damage to the vanes and such. That would involve a much more intrusive cleaning of the entire AC system and the orifice and other parts in case debris from the dying compressor started moving around.
 

Djordan2

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Feb 5, 2012
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If this was the problem would I still have A/C.. My A/C Still works fine.. Took it to the chevy dealer and they said if the A/C was working that it wasn't compressor related.. But I'm 100% sure it's coming from that pulley at least so that's why I'm with roadie sounds like a bearing but Chevy says that's impossible.. So confused...:confused::confused:
 

Wooluf1952

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Nov 20, 2011
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Djordan2 said:
If this was the problem would I still have A/C.. My A/C Still works fine.. Took it to the chevy dealer and they said if the A/C was working that it wasn't compressor related.. But I'm 100% sure it's coming from that pulley at least so that's why I'm with roadie sounds like a bearing but Chevy says that's impossible.. So confused...:confused::confused:

IMHO, stay away from the dealer, especially the one you already went to.
Find an independent mechanic that specializes in HVAC.

These are from the OS: A/C clutch bearing - Chevy TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer SS and GMC Envoy Forum & A/C Clutch Bearing - How to...... - Chevy TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer SS and GMC Envoy Forum
 

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