1995 Buick Century winning coming from the belt at front of

1995 BUICK CENTURY
96,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BERNOXO
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I have a whinning noise coming from the serpantine belt near the air conditioner compressor. The air conditioner works fine, but the noise changes in tone and noise level depending if I turn the air on or off. I have replaced the belt, the powersteering pump pulley, and the water pump, but the whinning persists. The tensioner pulley also checks out fine, can i change the pulley on the compressor, or am I going to have to change the compressor--Thanks in advance for your help
Mar 1, 2010 at 7:32 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I believe you can change the pulley, but I don't think that is the problem. If it is a whining noise, are you sure it isn't a bearing or the alternator?
Mar 3, 2010 at 10:37 AM
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BERNOXO
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Thank you for your reply. I have traced the noise to the bearing on the clutch pulley of the air conditioner. i have found a replacement for this ($87), and can install it without removing the air conditioner, by using a puller available from carquest, or autozone.($34) It takes a bit of gymnastics to get the job done when working from the top of the engine, but the $550 quote from the repair shops to correct the problem is great incentive to do it yourself
Mar 3, 2010 at 6:50 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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It's never easy. However, at that price, I can understand wanting to do it yourself. Also, I believe you'll get the money back when you return the tool.

Let me know if you run into trouble, and thanks for using 2carpros.com.

Joe
Mar 3, 2010 at 9:25 PM