Air con pulley

[grahamjf]

Hi All

I am getting a rattle from the aircon pulley, phoned audi for a replacement £180
Don't really want to pay that kind of money as the air con dosn't work on the car any way.

Is there any way around it? I was thinking of running a short drive belt but there is not a off the shelf belt for a non air con model.
Does anyone know of a belt that would fit?



Audi A4 B7 2.0tdi
2005

[grahamjf]

How do I remove the pulley? mine has a plastic cover on the front of the pulley.

Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks

[arman123]

Detaching/attaching pulley Detaching

– Remove the sealing cap -A-. – Hold the air conditioner compressor drive shaft -B- with a commercially available hexagon socket wrench (7 mm) for example and turn the drive plate -C- with the pulley -E- in arrow direction -arrow-. Note The torque for driving the air conditioner compressor is applied to the compressor shaft by way of the bolted joint of the drive plate -C-. If in the course of air conditioner compressor operation the drive plate -C- has become so firmly attached to the compressor shaft that it can no longer be unfastened (the 7 mm hexagon socket wrench -B- can no longer transmit the necessary torque), the air conditioner compressor must be replaced. – Detach the drive plate -C-.

– Remove the circlip -A-. – Detach the pulley -B-. Attaching Note Replace the circlip -A-. Clean the flange of the air conditioner compressor before fitting the pulley -B-. On fitting the circlip -A-, take care not to bend it open more than necessary for installation. – Fit the pulley -B-. – Ensure correct insertion of the circlip -A-. The bevelled side -C- faces away from the air conditioner compressor (flat side faces compressor). – Clean the thread of the compressor shaft. Note The thread of the new drive plate is pre-greased at the factory with a pre-determined quantity of a specific grease. – For fitting the drive plate, coat the rubber elements -D- slightly with tyre assembly paste or soap solution for example to provide lubrication. – Insert the rubber elements -D- in the pulley -B- as shown.

– Press the rubber element of the drive plate -C- into the pulley -E- until the drive plate -C- makes contact with the thread of the shaft of the air conditioner compressor -B-. – By turning in the direction opposite to the arrow -arrow-, screw the drive plate -C- onto the compressor shaft -B-. – Hold the air conditioner compressor drive shaft -B- with a commercially available hexagon socket wrench (7 mm) for example and secure the drive plate -C- with the pulley -E- by turning in the direction opposite to the arrow -arrow- (tightening torque 30 Nm).

[grahamjf]

Thanks for the reply

[grahamjf]

Went down the short belt route.
So now the belt only goes round the crankshaft pulley, powersteering and the alternator.
No more rattles from the Ac

Gates 6pk1123 micro v belt.

Hope this helps some one else out if they need to bypass there Ac compressor till there pulleys fixed