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meter swinger · 08-29-2015, 06:48 PM

I just went through this yesterday with my DD a nissan maxima.
The bearing burnt up on the A/C compressor. A new compressor is 400.00 ish + the cost of getting the system recharged. Nobody i mean even the "go to guys" i use at the parts stores could come up with anything other than a new compressor. It took awhile hunting the forums and part numbers but i eventually found the same size bearing although a different brand by cross referencing numbers. The bearing was 11.99, and the local starter/ alternator repair guy pressed the old one out and pressed the new one in for 5 bucks. I didn't have to take the compressor of the car, only the pulley.
I think the system in the stores is by design so you will give up and they can shake you down for more $$$.

08-29-2015, 06:48 PM	#12
meter swinger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kennewick WA. Posts: 1,437	Re: "Basics of Basics" Parts store tricks to get the parts you need. I just went through this yesterday with my DD a nissan maxima. The bearing burnt up on the A/C compressor. A new compressor is 400.00 ish + the cost of getting the system recharged. Nobody i mean even the "go to guys" i use at the parts stores could come up with anything other than a new compressor. It took awhile hunting the forums and part numbers but i eventually found the same size bearing although a different brand by cross referencing numbers. The bearing was 11.99, and the local starter/ alternator repair guy pressed the old one out and pressed the new one in for 5 bucks. I didn't have to take the compressor of the car, only the pulley. I think the system in the stores is by design so you will give up and they can shake you down for more $$$.