Alan - you're a legend, I never messed with anything like this in my car before, but due to the blazing heat I was almost passing out behind the wheel - not only did this fix my AC, but my confidence has flourished. Suddenly grew an extra 3 inches overnight, my sparce facial hair has grown into a full beard, and I've started using brake cleaner in the shower instead of my old Dove shampoo. Thanks a bunch! 😆😆

Well done Alan, my Air Con worked last summer but went to switch it on a few weeks ago and there was no cold air, took my car to my local kwik fit for a re-gas and they told me that there was a problem with the compressor. after watching your video i purchased a new clutch plate and have just fitted it. The old one had no no splines left and my air con is now working again... thanks very much. Top Man!

thanks ALAN bought drive clutch after watching ur upload not planning on fixing myself but my usual mechanic said he didnt do KZfaq bodges !! ( : dinosaur anyway had go myself great tutorial pretty straight forward and after other viewer comment only removed front part inner arch on VW GOLF 2.0 GTD MK6 203 000 miles pretty sure wont be doing again ( : oil /filters myself twice a year & easy stuff but that was about it until now air con running very cold all we need now is the summer to arrive thanks again neil

A huge thanks ! I was more than willing and accepted my fate that I should change my compressor until I saw this video ! Using an impact gun the clutch screws came out super easily ! Thanks to you I will have cold air this summer.

Thnx for sharing. Did mine yesterday and saved me a lot of € at the garage. The tip of leaving one bolt in before levering is gold.

Hi Alan Today I have followed your video guide to the letter & I got the job done. All seems fine with the air con now, so it's a big thank you from me for saving me a few bob Regards Richard

The centre bolt that goes through the clutch and into the splined shaft is sheared in mine, i think I'll resort to replacing full compressor with a used unit. I enjoyed the video, and it gave me a better insight as to the make-up of the mechanics. Many thanks. 👍

You are a star, not worked since I bought it about 6 years ago, just changed it with an Ebay special £15 took about an hour in total and BOOM, thanks again. Ryan

Alan, an excellent video, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. John

Did this today. Fairly quick job. I would mention that you don't have to remove the top half of the wheel well liner, just the bottom part. Saved myself a pretty penny. Thanks for the info.

Thanks very much! Saved me a lot of ££s! Absolute ace fix for an hour's work and £15!

Done this fix today after watching your vid so thank you very much. That bolt was a proper bugger to get out for me but I basically did it in the end by putting back in loosely one of the clutch spring screws to stop it spinning but still leaving me enough leverage space to get a screwdriver in. Thanks again

Fantastic video. I have a 2011 passat cc this was exactly the same thanks for sharing Alan

Fantastic walk through helped a lot! 👍🏻

The Mk6 golf doesn't have a clutch pulley. It rotates all the time and the power used by the compressor is varied by the valve on the rear of the compressor. The pulley incorporates a mechanical 'fuse' , which is the aluminum splined part which wears quickly if the compressor jams to prevent compressor failure making the car undriveable. I got caught out and really confused by it first time I saw it. It's why the pulley has no electrical connection like the earlier (Mk4 and before) ones have.

Wow! Thanks a lot mate. I was really sure that i was going to pay 600€ for getting the compressor changed. This video saved me 580€ 😂. Awesome!

Great video my AC not working going to check this thank you 👍

Excellent video. Good tip about not using the new Chinese bolts - tensile strength of a banana 😂. Many thanks.

Great video 👍🏻👌🏻 Thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much for your video. Even the removal of the old piece was well explained and saved me a lot of hassle. You just saved me some €1200 which an independent quote for the repair!

Life saver! Used vid for same fix to a 2012 Passat.

Just wanted to say a massive thanks. I am a proud owner of Golf MK 5 and have not had AC since I got the car. After a year I found out at a garage that I have 10kg worth of AC gas (which they said was too much) and no leaks. I have taken a guess after seeing this video and bought the replacement part. As I was taking my car apart as instructed on the video I came across a middle bolt that wouldn't unscrew and only under pressure while using 3 flat heads to support and hold the part. 1 of the 3 smaller screws had its head messed up, so I used a slightly bigger bit and used a hammer by tapping gently to create a new shape which then allowed me too unscrew. I noticed after taking out the old part that the teeth inside the circle were absolutely gone and the surface was flat. After exchanging the part my AC started working and not only... I had some issues with the way the engine was sounding didn't affect anything else, like an additional sound to it, but again nothing wrong with the car. I imagine that while the engine was turned on the compressor part that was missing it's teeth must have affected it in some way since it was a slight fast tapping ? The important part is the noise is gone and the video has helped a lot since this was the first time I was working so closely to compressor. Trust me here I'm green when it comes to Mechanics but I sure am handy since everything is still okay and the car has been mine a year. Thanks again for the a good video !

Thank you very much all very clear and understandable I will follow your example, I will also replace this part😊

Well, after watching this video, i must say " well done to Alan Clarke for sharing and a bit of advise he gave me". I did have a slight problem while trying to get one of the torx bolts off it was really on tight and i had stripped it while trying, but after buying a few tools, i had used a dremel metal cutter to put a line through the screw which gave me enough to put a flat head screw driver in to it and gave me enough to finally turn it. All done now and working perfectly and once again thanks to Alan Clarke for sharing 😉👍🏻

Thanks on your useful video,same problem on my golf too, i repaired with your advice!

Thanks! Have to check this on my Octavia tomorrow.

Thanks very useful and detailed video . I'm about to attempt the same repair on a passat cc. Cheers!

Works for me great vid thanks

Nice one. Thanks

Awesome thank you

I send overwhelming thanks from Korea.

Hello! What are the size of the bolts? Just got my clutch and it came without bolts.. Im going to use old ones if they are still good but would like to buy right bolts before I start the operation :D Thank you!

How do you determine the clutch is the problem? I have a 2014 tdi where the ac just stopped. Changed low pressure switch, and put gauges on it and pressure (static) seem ok. I changed rcv valve a couple of years ago and it was fine since then until now. Thanks

THX Alan :)

Thank you so much

Before you changed the clutch did you hear the compressor click as if it was working?? Mine doesn't click when I press the button on the dashboard

I have a MK6 GTI. The A/C system has a leak in it. Despite having the dealer attempting to diagnose it three times over the years, they can't find the leak. What is the most likely component of the A/C system on these cars to spring a leak?

Just done mine today after watching your video I used a small impact hun to get the centre bolt out. Great video thanks. 👍

Air Conditioning Compressor Disc Clutch Repair Kit for VW GOLF Audi 5N0820803A….. couldn’t see this info in the comments so here it is. Just had a quote from vw ( £1000 - after they didn’t pick this fault up in the ac service that they sold me, I’ll have a look when I pick the car up and see if this is my problem. Fingers crossed the pump isn’t seized!!!!

Do you have a link for the part please

Hi I just had the the AC die on me , the garage suggested a new compressor, then I found your video. Can I ask how do I know without taking it off that it is the same issue? Many thanks!

Gave this a go today, unfortunately the the centre and one of the other screws have rounded off 😢 Now i hear a slight grinding sound from the compressor plate whilst driving

Do you know what would cause the following symptoms in a 2012 VW Golf 6? -when the AC is set on cold, it blows hot air; when it is set on hot, it blows cold air -even on the highest power setting, although you can hear the sound, not too much air comes through the vents (the air filter is new) - when changing the settings as to the location (for example feet, or directed to the windshield), even less air comes out of the vents- one setting works best. -while rotating the temperature button you can hear the difference of inflow I need to mention thatt the car was a right hand drive and this year was changed to left. The mechanic that did it said that the AC unit needs to be one for left hand drive cars otherwise it won’t work. Is he telling the truth? I’ve had many problems with the car since. Unfortunately it was a mistake but now I am trying to fix as much as I can.

Hi Alan, Any chance of a link where to buy the kit or can you give me the exact name of the parts to look for on ebay or elsewhere. Cheers 😉👍🏻

Hi Alan. My clutch spins when the ac is off and on. Is this correct? Need to decide if its a clutch or solenoid problem. TIA

Hi Alan, great video. I've got a Delphi 5n0820803e compressor on my seat leon 2.0 mk2 tdi and same thing happened to mine. I purchased a third party clutch from ebay and can't seem to get it on the spindle shaft. The only way I can see it fitting is by whacking it on with a hammer. Did you have must issue? Regards

Hi mate - not sure if you're replying to comments at this point. I have this same issue with my Audi A3, one of my symptoms is also a bit of a rattle when the air con is on. Did you have this as well at all?

Alan Clarke do you have any details where you got the replacement part from please

Hi,I have a 2009 gttdi scirocco with no air con had full gas last week still not working and can’t feel compressor kick in when button is pressed, do you think this could be same fault is the engine the same as the golf? Going to have a look tomorrow see if Centre bolt is sticking out like yours.

Very interesting video! Thanks a lot. I got issue on my Polo 6R (2010). Does anyone know if there is enough space to replace item only removing right mudguard? I see on others topics, some used an angle impact wrench. Any reference you could advice to me? Thanks again!

If the ambient PSI fell bellow the static temperature, would inversion still apply?

Hello should the pressure plate stop spinning when you turn off the AC or it should only spin regardless of whether you turn off or not because mine just spins all the time even when I turn off the ac

hi alan, mine is MK5 JETTA, AC compressor looks same! my AC has same symptoms as yours, you are lucky that compressor (inside pistons) are not stuck. so you only change the small disc to fix it. i am not sure my compressor is dead ir not. have you dismantled brake disc to this work or not? thanks. michael

Hi, how did you lock the compressor for tightening the center bolt when reassembling?

I can't get ANY of the torx bolts out. Think I've rounded them off now as my torx bit is it's just slipping. Any ideas?

Well my screw holding the clutch in has rounded, it was like cheese. Any ideas how to remove it been as though itsin a awkward place? Don't know why they never used a bolt I'd have been done ages ago.

Do you have a link for the one you bought is it still working now a few months down the line?

Hi alan would you be able to look at mine? I will reimburse you ofcourse for your time/labour

it will work for climacompressor 8FK 351 322-741 Hella? I have a Golf 6 and same problem, screw in the middle doesn’t rotate. Can somebody post the link for this kit? many thanks

Ji alan, hope you are well, What is yhe part called ?

Halo polska Ktoś powie jak poznać uszkodzona tarcze ? Bo srednio widzę różnicę

I took my car to the shop and they didn’t even notice the center bolt was missing. So disappointed

Laughter, screams of rage, same thing.