I have a 2003 Chevy Tahoe. Air only blows hot. I need to know if the clutch is bad. Here’s what I’ve done to troubleshoot:
-Replaced low pressure switch located on accumulator and checked voltage while car is running and ac is on high. Voltage is 4.8v
-Replaced oriface tube
-Vacuumed system and replaced as much freon as I could (almost 3 x 12oz cans) With everything running the pressures are about 100psi on low and high side
-Checked voltage with everything running at clutch and voltage reads 13.8volts, but clutch wont engage.
Does this gaurantee my clutch is bad since I have 13.8v when ac is on high and truck running, and it wont engage?
Bad clutch or what?
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Re: Bad clutch or what?
Somewhat, this is the key information, the other stuff you did is irrelevant. But might just be the clutch gap, might need a spacer/shim removed. With everything off, did you measure the ohms resistance across the AC clutch? Infinite is bad, zero resistance is grounded. If memory serves, resistance should be somewhere like 4 to 15 ohms??? Someone will correct me !PatrickDayne wrote:I have a 2003 Chevy Tahoe. Air only blows hot. I need to know if the clutch is bad. Here’s what I’ve done to troubleshoot:
Checked voltage with everything running at clutch and voltage reads 13.8volts, but clutch wont engage.
Does this gaurantee my clutch is bad since I have 13.8v when ac is on high and truck running, and it wont engage?