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High pitched whistling sound coming from a/c compressor clutch?
98 chevy malibu 3.1 liter v6 102k miles on it. The whistling seems more prevalent when rpm is below 1500. When i took belt off and turned by hand it made noise. Also, could compressor be bypassed with a non a/c belt?
2 Answers
- ChristianLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
probably just a clutch bearing and I am not sure if you can bypass it as I don't think they came without ac...
easy to replace and not overly expensive
- J JLv 79 years ago
Sounds like the bearing in the clutch. You would not need to replace the compressor or even drain the system to replace the bearing. You would have to go to a auto parts store to find out if that model came without A/C and if it did you may need to replace the compressor with a idler pulley which would put the expense over the replacement bearing.
