Car is a 1995 Taurus Wagon, Essex 3.8, AXOD, all the usual options and features. Car has 170K miles, is now a go-to-work beater, I'm not interested in putting a lot of money in it.
THE PROBLEM: A/C compressor seized, fried the clutch, apparently fried the pulley bearings too. Pulley runs free, but is making horrid noises.
THE DESIRED SOLUTION: Remove the AC compressor and install a new idler pulley (some call it a bypass pulley) available for about $30 from all the regular auto parts stores.
THE PROBLEM: 1) Compressor won't come out without removing the radiator;
2) Radiator won't come out without removing the transmission oil cooler lines;
3) Can't get the bottom transmission line off the radiator because the friggin' compressor is in the way!!!
What can I do? Any ideas?
(NO, I'm not taking the power steering pump out... just not going there... wouldn't help anyway)
THE PROBLEM: A/C compressor seized, fried the clutch, apparently fried the pulley bearings too. Pulley runs free, but is making horrid noises.
THE DESIRED SOLUTION: Remove the AC compressor and install a new idler pulley (some call it a bypass pulley) available for about $30 from all the regular auto parts stores.
THE PROBLEM: 1) Compressor won't come out without removing the radiator;
2) Radiator won't come out without removing the transmission oil cooler lines;
3) Can't get the bottom transmission line off the radiator because the friggin' compressor is in the way!!!
What can I do? Any ideas?
(NO, I'm not taking the power steering pump out... just not going there... wouldn't help anyway)