Fried A/C pully clutch

[95BLKGT5.0]

I kept hearing a chripping sound that resulted in a little surge. Then yesterday when I drove home I smelled something burning. I opened the hood and smoke was coming from the A/C pump. The clutch was fried.

Can this be rebuilt?
How much will it cost?
Can I do it?
How much are the parts?

And no I don't want to delete it. Black car, black int.

 

[mo_dingo]

You can just replace the clutch. Hopefully the compressor isn't siezed. This happened exactly to my old cheby truck. Check autozone for the part. I think it's pressed on. I removed mine with a hammer.
Scott

 

[mustang6tee8]

hey, at least you live in washington. my clutch burned up 10 minutes into a 2 hour roadtrip during the summer down here in texas, and ive got a black car with black leather!! not pleasant

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

At least I'm not the only one who's had this problem. Mine actually caught fire before it seized. I ended up getting one from Mustang Parts Specialties (formerly stangparts.com, now www.mpsautosalvage.com) for like $80 I believe. It's really easy to just replace the entire compressor, so that's the route I went when I needed to.

 

[HISSIN50]

And you can 'loan-out' the removal tool from the parts store................

Good luck.