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6 hours. I spent time making the steel spacer, and had to modify my ring expanders to work properly.

Thanks to the board for providing the service manual!I forgot to mention that a section of steel tubing (mine was 1 5/16" OD, 1 3/16" ID) 1 1/2 inches long capped with a piece of 3/16" steel flat stock is necessary between the gear puller and the compressor housing. I got the idea fro...

The AC is working again. It is not necessary to discharge the AC system to replace the clutch.To remove the clutch, first jack up the front of the car on jackstands. Remove the plastic engine cover off the bottom of the engine, and also remove most of the screws and plastic fasteners holding the pla...

I am having a similar problem with my 2004 Pontiac Vibe (front wheel drive, not GT, 1.8L engine). The A/C stopped working. My wife took it to a repair shop, was told something electrical was wrong, that the system was properly charged with R134a, and that it would be $1200 to fix it.When pressing th...