Currently working on my 4th one which is a pain to get out. I got the first 2 out on a warm engine with a lot of manual tugging. The 3rd one separated at the top and after stupidly tearing the boot with a pair of pliers, bought myself a small air compressor and shooting air down into the boot just popped it right out. Got a proper tool for the 4th one but even it does not really help in the end...still stuck. I may try your gradual method to work it out. However, I may just twist more and purposely separate the boot since the air compressor method to get the boot out works pretty much flawlessly.

Thank you, your tip worked wonders. If anyone is doing this don’t forget to put some thread-locking fluid on the bolts and recharge the ac if necessary.

Not a mechanic but couldn't you have put 12V on the wires of the compressor/clutch? I think this would clamp everything together. With the belt still in place this would prevent the shaft from spinning giving you the opportunity to loosen the bolt. Just searching for a solution for my Touran but it doesn't seem to have a clutch.

Thanks for the cable tie tip to remove the coil packs. My plugs had been in from new,62000 miles. I found a squirt of WD40 down between the coil pack and cylinder head helped too. Thanks again mate👍🏻

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

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!

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

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?

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Do you have the purchase link to ignition coil connector with silver pins ?

Hi Sir. Which one is CYLINDER4 ?Nearer to battery? Or furthest from battery?

Fantastic walk through helped a lot! 👍🏻

Great guide! Did you figure out what the problem was; I have lost all the Freon from my Juke 2017. From Nissan they said that we have to put a colour in the system to help us find the leak. If we find it. Anyway... Any suggestions will be appreciated!

lifetime guarantee torque wrench looks not so possible ? pulling these coil out can takes a day or 2 especially the last one lol

What did you torque the spark plugs to?

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

Will that help me to remove my EPC and the engine emissions? I have Audi a1 2011 TFI. I really need to remove those 2. Thanks

Do you have a link for the part please

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

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.

What size socket are the spark plugs ?

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

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!

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, 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

Thanks! Have to check this on my Octavia tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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.

Thank you mate for an excellent video . Great patience. You should be a college instructor. Great help. God Bless you.

I send overwhelming thanks from Korea.

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?

What about some copper slip on the plug threads?

Great guide. How many grams did you use to recharge the system?

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

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! 😆😆

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

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!

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!

Thank you so much

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

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

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!!!!

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

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

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

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.

Laughter, screams of rage, same thing.