Removal (All Models)
- Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
- Remove the serpentine drive belt.
- Unplug the compressor clutch coil wire harness connector.
- Insert the 2 pins of the spanner wrench into the holes of the clutch plate. Hold the clutch plate stationary and remove the hex nut. See Figure.
- Remove the clutch plate and the clutch shims.
- Remove the external front housing snap ring with snap ring pliers. See Figure.
- Install the lip of the rotor puller into the snap ring groove exposed in step 6, and install the shaft protector. See Figure.
- Install the puller through-bolts through the puller flange and into the jaws of the rotor puller and tighten. See Figure. Turn the puller center bolt clockwise until the rotor pulley is free.
- Remove the screw and retainer from the clutch coil lead wire harness on the compressor front housing. See Figure.
- Remove the snap ring from the compressor hub and remove the clutch field coil. See Figure. Slide the clutch field coil off of the compressor hub.