Compressor Clutch Shims
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Compressor Clutch Shims
I tackled replacing the air conditioning compressor clutch in my wife's 2010 LX sedan yesterday. Somehow I missed the fact that the shims included in the kit don't work at all. I ordered a kit from Honda, but it won't arrive for 5 days. In the mean time... Can I reinstall everything and just leave the clutch off until the shims arrive? I wish I could make them, but they are paper thin. The factory single shim is just not quite wide enough.
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Re: Compressor Clutch Shims
the shims included in the kit don't work at all.
The 3 or 4 shims included with a pulley or coil kit are of varying thicknesses and for me have always been plenty sufficient to "dial in" the desired air gap between the clutch plate and the pulley (typical spec is 0.35-0.65mm).
Maybe you somehow didn't get the pulley installed onto the snout of the compressor correctly or completely seated, or got the snap ring upside down? (one inner edge is beveled, bevel must face outward)
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