Question Regarding My A/c Compressor

[sneki81]

Hey guys and girls,

Quick rundown, about 12 months ago my car suddenly started making this horrid sound. Went and saw a local mechanic who quickly found it was coming from the

a/c compressor. Just to shut the noise up for the time being we cut the belt off and i havent worried about it since.

With warmer weather around the corner i want to get my a/c working again so today i put a new belt back on hoping it had miraculously fixed itself.

Obviously this hadnt happened and the noise is still there. But the a/c is still blowing ice cold air also.

I have taken a video of the noise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSuzUaJI14.

Is this something that can be repaired cheaply or am i going to have to replace the compressor and get the system regased??

Hoping someone can answer this for me.

Cheers all-

Pete

[sneki81]

Im assuming the problem is the compressor clutch bearing.

If it is, does anyone know if it can be replaced and/or a rough estimate on how much $$ it should cost??

[StevenCJR31]

could cost anything up to $1000 depending on price of parts etc to rebuild your (what make?)compressor

[t_revz]

i cant watch the vid at the moment but if its compressor bearing i would buy another one from the sale section(prob 50-100) and get someone to re-gas for a few hundred