airconditioning bearing buggered

[johnnyk Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close johnnyk]

hey you blokes, i have a 120 series prado 2008.

at first i thought it was the fan belt, but i have later realised it maybe the bearing on the aircon pulley.

im no mechanic so i dont know how to tackle this problem.

can i have some advise on how to fix this problem please

[foxclan Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close foxclan]

Hey You Jonnyk
Want to mention what particular engine is driving that AC mate?
Could be belt idler or tensioner pulley bearings that have shat them selves.
Cheers
Troy

[kevdebbi Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kevdebbi]

hey you blokes, i have a 120 series prado 2008.

at first i thought it was the fan belt, but i have later realised it maybe the bearing on the aircon pulley.

im no mechanic so i dont know how to tackle this problem.

can i have some advise on how to fix this problem please

Hi mate, I have done it on the V6 and found it quite straight forward. Remove the bolt and c clip holding the pulley onto the compressor, loosen fan belt then pull the pulley off, mine came off easy enough. I got a new bearing from the local bearing shop, about $20-30 from memory. The old bearing is retained by several small tabs that need to be ground off. I used the vice and some sockets to press out the bearing, it wasn't in super tight. I used the sockets and a hammer to carefully put the bearing back in, then I used a pin punch to lock the new bearing in place.

[Tails83 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Tails83]

I was about to replace my compressor but will try this first.

Did you remove the compressor from the car/engine to do this

[kevdebbi Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kevdebbi]

I was about to replace my compressor but will try this first.

Did you remove the compressor from the car/engine to do this

No need to remove the compressor or degas the aircon system.

[Tails83 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Tails83]

All fixed, I also needed a bit of guidance from YouTube but all fixed now.

Cheers.

[Tails83 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Tails83]

BTW the bearing cost me $53.90 and I paid $11 to have the bearing pressed in and pin punched tight.

[Shannoncq Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Shannoncq]

Do you have the bearing number by any chance