Ford Focus: A/C Compressor Clutch

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5 жыл бұрын

In this video I am working on a 2012 ford Focus with under 30k miles on it and it has a failed A/C compressor clutch bearing. The entire kit is available from Ford for a reasonable price. Let's see how it fits! -Enjoy!
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@bigclivedotcom 5 жыл бұрын

Your epic snap-ring fight was reassuring for those of us who also have them. (Mine usually ping into unknown locations as a finale.)

@SouthMainAuto 5 жыл бұрын

When they ping and go flying it becomes a game of "shhh, listen close" it is the only chance of guessing where it went....

@oh8wingman 5 жыл бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto Isn't that normally right about the time that the compressor kicks in?

@kirkfranks1 5 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for Eric to get out the cutting torch

@DaddyBeanDaddyBean 5 жыл бұрын

My friend calls E-clips "Jesus clips", because you try to remove them carefully, and PING, followed by "Oh, Jesus, where did that go?"

@bradnoyes7955 5 жыл бұрын

@@DaddyBeanDaddyBean I think that's a universal term for them

@976Billybob 5 жыл бұрын

The only time I'm in favor of a stretchy fit belt is the day after Thanksgiving. Great video as usual. Keep up the good work!

@rafbarco-calderon4674 5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Lol.

@leonidaratovski1403 2 ай бұрын

Hey ! How you know that is the cluth that u need to change and not all thw compressor?

@philjungels7617 5 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that you fix what is broken, instead of just throwing parts at things. You, Sir, are a true Mechanic, instead of a parts replacer. A man after my own heart. Good Job!

@plankton199 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing me how to do this. I always want to drive the six hours to shake your hand for all you have helped me to fix with your teaching. Keep em coming!

@jessie361293 5 жыл бұрын

You sir are a good and honest mechanic we need more like you because it's getting hard to find good and honest mechanic.

@BigMaxTube 5 жыл бұрын

You Sir are up there with the best of the automotive techs. Many thanks for showing us your work!

@bythesea2784 Жыл бұрын

You know how long I've been waiting for someone to do a video on the AC Bell thanks to you showing now I can do my own I hope you have a nice 2023 and more work coming your way

@BRYCEDREW92 5 жыл бұрын

Great job. I really enjoy learning the different things that you do.

@samvalentine3206 5 жыл бұрын

I have lead a sheltered life - first time I have heard of "stretchy belts" for automotive use. Thank you for the education, Eric O!

@JCTsFascinatingHobbies 5 жыл бұрын

I learn an awful lot from these videos. Amazed to see just how much rust that 2012 Focus has accumulated, over a relatively short period of time!

@Giggiyygoo 5 жыл бұрын

I always love what the automatic closed caption does to the opening of your videos. Today it was "welcome to the cellphone Allah"

@LycanWitcher 5 жыл бұрын

He's fixing a "Daisy compressor" today

@JCMayPE 5 жыл бұрын

I saw that! 😁

@DatabaseDan 3 жыл бұрын

Just did this today on my own thanks to your video! Sent you some money on PayPal too since I can't imagine a shop would have charged. Took me about 5 hours start to finish, mostly because I am incredibly disorganized and a complete amateur. I did get stuck at the point when I was removing the 8mm screw that holds it all together. I couldn't get it to spin independently of the clutch. My drill wasn't powerful enough to turn it when the clutch engaged, and I couldn't get the clutch to engage without the rotational speed of the drill. The trick I finally used was to wedge my belt replacement tool between the bottom of the clutch and the steel protector plate, with the old belt providing some extra thickness and friction. That was enough to get the clutch to hold still while I ratcheted the 8mm screw out by hand. Thanks so much for the video!

@davidostring7627 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your workshop experience. I always enjoy watching your videos.

@JG-oc8ov 5 жыл бұрын

This was actually a great video, thanks for all the content

@bostedtap8399 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, learning every episode. Thanks for sharing and best regards from the UK.

@Bigcrappie1208 5 жыл бұрын

Much respect for you rust belt guys, a vehicle up there ages so much faster than here in Tennessee. You guys are always fighting the rust battle.

@CSX4772 5 жыл бұрын

Wonder if there is a way to convert the bad rust (red rust) to good rust (black rust). Black rust doesn't flake off, rather it acts like a barrier to further rusting.

@NY411Info 5 жыл бұрын

@@CSX4772 Yes the product is called Extend or Naval Jelly by Permatex. Once you get the loose rust off you apply it and let it cure 24 hrs it will be black and ready to prime and paint. I use it when restoring old motorcycle tanks before painting.

@brianwest1501 2 жыл бұрын

Good job! I’m doing my 2003 Focus. This was very well done!! Thanks!

@joesfamilyfarm 5 жыл бұрын

Another good one Eric. Keep em coming! You and DiagnoseDan are the best on youtube.

@jmcenterprises9591 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know, never saw the stretchy belt removal, thanks Eric

@robertalexander9931 5 жыл бұрын

Always fun to watch fun and entertaining videos and I always learn something.

@daveh9907 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, and very nice camera work!!

@GeorgeJFW 5 жыл бұрын

Another banger as always 👍 keep up the great work 🍻

@garyscoville7741 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric, another fine job brother. As for those stretchable belts, their crap! Just another step "backward" for mankind! You got one of the most realistic, educational, and entertaining channels out there. Love watchin it!

@F6HemiCharger 5 жыл бұрын

I’m convinced that snap rings are pure evil now. I knew that I couldn’t be the only one having trouble with them.

@akawireguy1197 5 жыл бұрын

These are easy. The snap rings inside a Ford C-6 transmission don't even have eyes on them, only a bevel, and the output shaft one is WAY deep down in a narrow hole.

@moavic5087 5 жыл бұрын

AKA Wireguy don’t forget about the easy ones that are rusted on!

@pthomson9736 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal job with the camera angle. Was able to see the snap rings and the tapered edges

@mattnificent2014 5 жыл бұрын

Keep up the awesome content man!

@alflboy19851 3 жыл бұрын

I am actually attempting this tomorrow. My 2012 focus keeps blowing the fuse for the compressor clutch. It will work for a few days than blow. Every shop near me told me that they would only replace the entire compressor so I decided to do it myself. Thanks for the great video.

@autotech2143 5 жыл бұрын

This brings back memories. When I started my automotive career my place if employment was at a Chevy dealer. I had been there about a year and a Ford mustang came in with A/C inop. I diagnosed it as a bad compressor clutch. Job was approved and I started working on it. Everything went well and I fired it up. That son of a gun was blowing cold. Very cold. I think it got down somewhere in the 20s. Then it started smoking and the new clutch was toast. I had know idea about the shim or checking the air gap. Being a dealer tech I've replaced several compressors bun no clutch kits. Lesson learned and I'll never forget about them again. Luckily I didn't get in any trouble but did catch hell from my fellow techs for quite some time.

@jamesbruno5896 5 жыл бұрын

Hate those stretchy belts too! Nice job thanks for sharing!

@mikecont9742 5 жыл бұрын

Great diagnosis and fix. Really apppreciate the step by step....

@swaool 5 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe that bearing lasted less than 25K! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who struggles with snap rings. Even a pro like Eric has trouble with them.

@TheWoodman064 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative video and well done filming!

@MERCNRY 5 жыл бұрын

I watch your videos,new and old, everyday to that maybe through video-mosis I can learn to be as relaxed as you seem to be.

@gmailpart 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric just wanted to let you know how much we love your videos. Thanks Josh Eastern Upstate NY

@CSX4772 5 жыл бұрын

My father in law and I worked on the A/C system in my Honda. Fortunately, it wasn't the compressor clutch. Rather, it was the thermostat sensor. For now, it's jumped. But, to get to that solution took a lot of diagnostic tests. From continuity, to checking the cooling fans, and finally the thermostat. And my father in law is a mechanical for the NCDOT. And inspired me to be a mechanic as well!

@dougtexas 5 жыл бұрын

Always used screwdriver. Never found a tool that worked for the stretch belts. Impressed the snap-ring didn't go sailing into never-never-land. Hope that new bearing lasts more than 30K. Great video.

@jamesboris1233 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the videos!

@berlinbadger6725 5 жыл бұрын

Come for the mechanic expertise, stay for the commentary. Another great video, thanks Eric!!

@nopenottalib4366 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, snap ring pliers. Those pliers that never flipping fit right when they're new. I used to work at Borg-Warner turbo systems many years ago. We used snap-ring pliers all over the place in that factory. The worst thing was when you had to go get a new pair. Not because a new pair was necessarily hard to get ... but because you'd be spending at least 10-15 minutes at the grinding wheel getting the danged ends ground down to a useable diameter. Once you got them dialed in, they were fantastic .... until the next time they broke and it was rinse and repeat .... As much fun as it was building turbo chargers .... I don't miss that job at all. Not one bit. Great video Eric, thanks!

@neutrodyne 5 жыл бұрын

There is something about watching these videos that are hypnotizing. They are that good and you learn a lot. I am wondering if a person could have just changed the bearing in this and saved some money.

@tommyj19751 5 жыл бұрын

21:09 you said groove and you live in new York. Reminded me of the old ace frehely song. "New York groove" thanks eric O. Now I will have that song stuck in my head the rest of the day.

@snipermitchell6373 11 ай бұрын

Great video on the breakdown and reinstall

@rhkips 5 жыл бұрын

I like to keep one of those freebie paint can openers handy for stubborn buried snap rings like that. They give you a lot of dexterity to both pry and hook while your pliers open it up, and you can usually kick a bit of it out of the groove so you don't have to constantly start all over when the pliers let go. :)

@marianluc6235 5 жыл бұрын

rhkips good trick

@JmanRx81 Жыл бұрын

I just did this repair yesterday. Easy as can be. I had luck with the Gates stretch belt tool working great for getting belt off and on.

@motshewankhumishe1592 Жыл бұрын

Hi Do you mind to share the info of where you sourced your parts?

@bradplumb64 5 жыл бұрын

Dr. O to the rescue! Awesome as usual!

@mavos1211 5 жыл бұрын

I have only just found this channel via big Clive and I love it. It amazes me how you find the time to film as well as run a business. Most of the mechanics in the U.K. that I have had the pleasure of are all miserable so an so’s who hate their job and hate the public but it’s obvious how much you enjoy what you do and that is so refreshing to see.

@TheConjurersTower 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta say I love your vibe, I wish I could like the video twice.

@robertdavis6708 5 жыл бұрын

Woke up last night at 8:30pm waiting for our Wednesday Night What's Up but no one showed up. This video made up for it though ! My wife drives a 19 escape.

@TheDaf95xf 5 жыл бұрын

Morning Eric O 😀 Fantastic a South main auto video whilst I’m on holiday in sunny Spain 🇪🇸😎👍🏻 Stevie 🇬🇧

@donnierobertson3088 5 жыл бұрын

Great job again like always A+

@Megabob777 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video, keep up the good work

@JackdeDuCoeur 5 жыл бұрын

SMA - always chill.

@princeedwardislandviking4866 5 жыл бұрын

Great job keep up the good work keep the videos coming

@GunfighterWyo 5 жыл бұрын

I am glad to see others have been playing the hide-n-seek game with snap rings. When they get away from me, they usually hide on a shelf or inside a five gallon bucket.

@pahick54 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent camera work

@fire7765 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric, good job.

@nullrout556 5 жыл бұрын

Great job Eric, keep up the good work. I live in Florida and have a 2013 Focus with 53k on it...man I don't miss the rust belt!...grew up in Michigan. My '13 is SO much cleaner than that car with more than twice as many miles.

@UtahDarkHorse 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have a 2013 SE, so I'm sure this is in the works before long.

@AntonioClaudioMichael 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Eric O

@cameradoctor205 5 жыл бұрын

Part of my work involves Photocopier servicing - the paper feed drive uses smaller versions of these same clutches .. we normally gap them with photocopy paper ! ... it's always close to hand !

@TVCColin 5 жыл бұрын

We have a 5 bay shop. When it comes to AC season we need a 15 bay shop. We usually end up stacking them 2 deep. 1 inside and one outside parked behind it. ‘Tis the season!

@Mike-pu3ot 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video Thanks

@donaldrackley626 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Mr owe

@cpcoark 5 жыл бұрын

Stretchy belts. I changed the one on a GMC 1500. Just rolled it off like you did. When purchased the new belt(AC Delco) it came with a roll on tool. Work well.

@SkylarHillShop 5 жыл бұрын

"Stretchy belt" I thought that was some classic SMA humor. Wow I didn't realize I was a thing thanks for the info!

@slimjohn2090 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing. Ima take it to someone for this👍

@ethelryan257 5 жыл бұрын

I admire Eric's ability to keep the air from turning blue. AVE has shown the nervous nellys what to do with themselves (in exquisite detail), and I am anything but lady-like in my comments when things fly off into never-to-be-found land. I could never do videos.

@baxrok2. 5 жыл бұрын

Stretchie belts and snap rings. Argh!! Handled like a boss. Thanks Dr. O!

@hassanal-mosawi4235 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that!

@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7568 5 жыл бұрын

Last time I was this early ... brake-cleaner didn't give Californians cancer.

@fascistpedant758 5 жыл бұрын

What was it back then? Coffee, butter, corn syrup, shaving cream? Pretty well anything we consume has been declared to cause cancer at one time or another.

@KowboyUSA 5 жыл бұрын

Ironic, considering Californian-ism causes brain cancer.

@markquigley7839 5 жыл бұрын

@@fascistpedant758 I live in California, and I think living here causes cancer.

@nopenottalib4366 5 жыл бұрын

@@markquigley7839 It's not living there per say ... it's being around all the liberals. Gives you brain cancer with the quickness.

@heyitschinoable 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Quigley likewise

@badnewsbeaver 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for not skipping the hard parts.

@hibbs79 5 жыл бұрын

Top video Mr O. 👍

@chadwilliams4798 5 жыл бұрын

Good job again Mr. O.

@larrythomas4883 10 ай бұрын

great Video!

@haroldpenrod2829 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome job

@ellobo4310 5 жыл бұрын

Tu eres una persona bien honesta y un buen mecánico que dios te siga bendiciendo. Saludos desde New Jersey 😬

@timwall6916 5 жыл бұрын

Yea what he said lol

@TheCowgirlNiamh 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job Eric!

@63256325N 5 жыл бұрын

I've never called a snap ring a snap ring. I've always referred to 'em as goddamnit's! Right pain in the arse! Thanks for all the videos!

@tedmattingly7564 5 жыл бұрын

I really don't watch your videos for instructional, but more for entertainment purposes. I've been a diesel mechanic for almost 25 years and now "retired" because of my cancer. I really appreciate the little things you mention for people like the different sides of the snap ring, and the fact you use OE parts whenever possible. A lot of people don't realize how much difference there can be. I've done a ton of those ac clutches on ford pickup trucks up to the ford/sterling semis. I worked at a sterling dealer after I got out of the Army. Thanks for the entertainment and laughter when you talk about throwing things in frustration LOL. On a side note, I had never heard of fluid film until your video, but here in Michigan I use a product called LPS 3 that does the same basic thing. Happy wrenching.

@fascistpedant758 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck fighting the cancer.

@tedmattingly7564 5 жыл бұрын

@@fascistpedant758 it's a terminal cancer, I'm just trying to enjoy what's left

@fascistpedant758 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you find peace in dealing with it.

@tedmattingly7564 5 жыл бұрын

@@fascistpedant758 yeah man, I'm enjoying the family time I get to spend. I'm realizing how much I missed out on my kids when I was working 80 hours a week. I'm good with it all, I really don't have much of a timeline. It's incurable, I'm in remission, but it always returns. It's just a matter of months or years and I'm just living what I have. We're all leaving today for our last full family vacation before my son graduates and heads off to basic training for the Army. We're heading to Vegas and the Grand Canyon.

@NoWr2Run 5 жыл бұрын

LMAO, When you started singing " OH WE'RE GOING TO THROW SOMETHING ". I remember early in life removing a worm style hose clamp from my CHEVY Pickup, The screwdriver slipped & cut my hand. I was P'OED, HURT LIKE A BUGGER, TURNED AROUND WALKING AWAY I FLUNG THE SCREW DRIVER BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE TRUCK. When I turned back around the old anti-freeze was POURING OUT OF THE RAD. I JUST STUCK MY SCREW DRIVER THROUGH IT, MY HAND DIDN'T HURT SO MUCH AT THAT MOMENT.

@robertalexander9931 5 жыл бұрын

Always fun to watch fun and entertaining videos and I always learn something. Snap rings are terrible as well as the stretchy belts.

@Paul1958R 5 жыл бұрын

Eric, Great fix and video - thank you. Wow only 22000 miles in 7 years! I would imagine that the bearing seal failed allowing the ball bearings to get corroded, etc. BTW my 05 Focus sedan 5-speed with 190K has its original AC compressor/clutch. My 02 Focus wagon 5-speed (rust bucket)with 129K I replaced the compressor, condenser, dryer, orifice tube, etc, (with the help of your videos) at 107K as the compressor was shot. SMA#1 God bless Paul

@TheOzthewiz 5 жыл бұрын

Just bought a '13 Focus last April with 56k miles, now has 67k with NO issues.And yes it has the infamous DCT. When I first test drove it it had slight judder on starts. Dealer replaced the clutch paks BEFORE I signed on the dotted line. Currently there are no problems, love the way the transmission shifts, lightning quick. With proper driving (no creeping in traffic) should last a LONG time. If not, dealer is backing it with a 150kmile power train warranty.

@ChicoDeon 2 жыл бұрын

NICE WORK

@murrayandru7527 5 жыл бұрын

Love this Channel

@leedress2187 5 жыл бұрын

"I'm gonna throw something" was my first thought too when you got into the snap ring brawl.

@victormancilla8052 Жыл бұрын

Great video thank you sir.

@gordonmcconachie2492 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your expertise, I find the ford tool work's well Yours sincerely Gordon

@epjose6607 5 жыл бұрын

That was pretty clutch yo!

@juanantonio7738 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Man ✌️

@stacydornan9765 5 жыл бұрын

Well done MR O

@mikechiodetti6737 5 жыл бұрын

I can see that I would hate those stretchie belts! My V6 Nissan has one belt with a tensioner.....thankyou. I've seen those magnets stick to the compressor, had to rip it apart! Good Job on your part!

@stephenlutz123 5 жыл бұрын

The example of a professional not cussing like a sailor is one of the most valuabe things I have learned from SMA. I am not a pro, or even an advanced DIY, but I fix my own vehicles if I can. I used to start cussing when I was pulling the hood release. Now, I can hold out until I break something. That doesn't take long though!

@billhall5025 5 жыл бұрын

I watched this video and one on the Honda odyssey. You have my respect....I would pay you to work on my rig, and I haven't paid someone to work on my rig since 1976. good on you.

@1S1KStealth 5 жыл бұрын

I love stretchy fit belts. especially for my ever expanding waistline.

@richardcranium5839 5 жыл бұрын

we used to call that bailin twine

@wilassguess 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric O, Love your videos. Oh! Wolfman Jack called me and he wants his voice back.....LOL

@fascistpedant758 5 жыл бұрын

Clap Clap He should do a retro style radio show. I think he said something about being in the groove.

@wilassguess 5 жыл бұрын

@@fascistpedant758 his vocal cords are not quite wound up as wolfman jack's but close.

@fascistpedant758 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he can pull it off. With a shot or two of brake cleaner up the nose.

@RealWorldGarage 5 жыл бұрын

On the stretchy belts, I deal with them on the GM’s 4.8l and the Mercedes sprinters. They’re not that bad, but I haven’t had much luck using the tool either of that design. If I’m going to change it I just cut it off. The Mercedes actually has a pretty good tool that actually works. I see the benefits of it, it eliminates the need for any tensioners or idler pulleys. So less moving parts less that can go wrong in theory anyway. Later!!!

@tommyogburn2004 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with cutting it off, but if someone forgot to buy a replacement and wanted to throw the old one back on (bad idea IMO) at least he shows how to remove it.

@shawnwatson5372 4 жыл бұрын

I like your video I have a 2012 as well with 455,000 on it and my AC is noisy now that I seen your video I will fix it

@es-qf2gw 3 жыл бұрын

@Shawn Watson is that in Kms or Miles???

@Yawwee 5 жыл бұрын

Belts, snap rings, shims, washers, locktite, and tools to make the job easier ????? Can't get enough of them, eh Eric !!!!!!!

@annsupansick3326 3 жыл бұрын

Now I know why I'm paying a mechanic I had no idea so much is involved hope he is up to the job you made it look easy but it's hard thank you so much for your video I can know what I'm paying for kind of scary to see how much can go wrong