Suggestions on Pulling Clutch Plate from Splines

[lothian]

2006 Hyundai Azera
145k miles

I just climbed out from under this car. And with filthy fingers and brow furrowed in frustration, I bang this solicitation for suggestions into the keyboard. Here goes…

The field coil on the compressor is bad. I need to replace it. I have the car on jack stands with the compressor dangling from its hoses. I’ve removed the 8mm fastener in the center of the clutch plate. And [I]that[/I] is as far as I have gotten.

The clutch plate will not come off. Period.

The pulley spins freely; the clutch plate spins freely. But the thing will not release from the spines that hold it to the compressor shaft. I’ve sprayed WD-40 where I can, whacked the clutch with a ball-peen hammer, and pried at the edges against my intuition …all for the past hour, at least. Yet…

The clutch plate will not come off.

Unlike brake rotors, there are no holes in the clutch plate to thread in bolts to push the thing away from the hub (…stupid Hyundai).

I am officially stymied.
Suggestions? Recommendations?

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[Richard Kirshy]

My thought is you’ll need a 3 jaw puller hooked on to the back of item 2 and using a adapter shaft or matching bolt that will fit in the threaded shaft of the compressor in order to pull the assembly off the compressor shaft.

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[lothian]

So you didn’t notice that snap ring beneath the clutch plate (“item 3” in the image you attached to your response)..? Its sole function is to hold the pulley securely with zero play along the compressor shaft. That snap ring (“item 3”) must be removed before the three-jaw puller is set on the pulley. And the clutch plate must be removed to access that snap ring (“item 3”).

Also, using a threaded bolt into the compressor shaft as something to push against for the removal of something else is… ill advised.

[Richard Kirshy]

So you didn’t notice that snap ring beneath the clutch plate (“item 3” in the image you attached to your response)..? Its sole function is to hold the pulley securely with zero play along the compressor shaft.
Ummmm.. Not really, that is the purpose of the center bolt.
I’m more inclined to believe that snap ring is what retains the bearing on the compressor pulley
That snap ring (“item 3”) must be removed before the three-jaw puller is set on the pulley. And the clutch plate must be removed to access that snap ring (“item 3”).
If you believe so
Also, using a threaded bolt into the compressor shaft as something to push against for the removal of something else is… ill advised.
Really??? better look at removal of harmonic balancers, again if you believe so.

[lothian]

Dude… please… No more replies. You’re embarrassing yourself.

[Richard Kirshy]

So you didn’t notice that snap ring beneath the clutch plate (“item 3” in the image you attached to your response)..? Its sole function is to hold the pulley securely with zero play along the compressor shaft.
Ummmm.. Not really, that is the purpose of the center bolt.
I’m more inclined to believe that snap ring is what retains the bearing on the compressor pulley
That snap ring (“item 3”) must be removed before the three-jaw puller is set on the pulley. And the clutch plate must be removed to access that snap ring (“item 3”).
If you believe so
Also, using a threaded bolt into the compressor shaft as something to push against for the removal of something else is… ill advised.
Really??? better look at removal of harmonic balancers, again if you believe so.

FYI….

[Richard Kirshy]

[quote=”lothian” post=195731]Dude… please… No more replies. You’re embarrassing yourself.[/quote]
You might look up on you tube concerning using pullers

[Billy]

Nightflyr, don’t demean yourself trying to help this douchebag.

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