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OT Mechanics- Question for you
Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:24 am
Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:24 am
So this weekend the grease monkey repair place changed my alternator, alternator drive belt, Idler pulley, and serpentine bielt tensioner.
I picked my vehicle up right as they were closing and didn't realize until a little bit later, but my damn A/C isn't working now. What could they have done incorrectly to screw this up?
The guys struggled quite a bit getting one of the belts on as I watched them, so I'm thinking they didn't know what they were doing.
I picked my vehicle up right as they were closing and didn't realize until a little bit later, but my damn A/C isn't working now. What could they have done incorrectly to screw this up?
The guys struggled quite a bit getting one of the belts on as I watched them, so I'm thinking they didn't know what they were doing.
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Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:28 am to notiger1997
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Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:29 am to notiger1997
bring it back and raise hell?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:30 am to bigrob385series
Oh I'm going to raise hell this morning.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:47 am to notiger1997
What kind of vehicle? Some have a separate ac belt. Like a early 2000 Silverado.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:49 am to notiger1997
If he put some prying action on the AC pulley, he may have bent the shaft. Can you tell if that pulley is spinning when the vehicle is running?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 7:57 am to notiger1997
May have run the belt the wrong way around the pulley for the AC. Shouldn't be a struggle to put the belt on - there is a tensioner that you can move to change the belt. Should be a one-man operation.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:11 am to Pvt Hudson
This. There is no reason to "struggle" to put that belt on...
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:12 am to Boudreaux35
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Can you tell if that pulley is spinning when the vehicle is running?
Looks like it's spinning like normal.
I watched them raise and lower the vehicle three times. They talked about it a few times, took the tire off, got a 2nd person to come work on it. Just seemed like they were having a tough time.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:13 am to notiger1997
What kind of vehicle
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:16 am to notiger1997
Is there a chance for some goofy reason they loosened the electrical connector going into the AC compressor?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:19 am to Macfly
That's my first thought. I would hope they also torqued everything correctly. Get a competent shop to reinspect it.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:26 am to cajuncarguy
It's frustrating and potentially damaging to your vehicle when places hack through a repair.
The absolute worst are those with little experience trying to fix an electrical problem.
The absolute worst are those with little experience trying to fix an electrical problem.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:32 am to notiger1997
One of my older cars lost AC because a tiny vacuum line detached. Would have never spotted it by myself.
Take it back to the shop.
Take it back to the shop.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:42 am to TheHarahanian
It's an older Pilot.
I will have it back to them this afternoon.
I will have it back to them this afternoon.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:45 am to notiger1997
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Looks like it's spinning like normal.
I watched them raise and lower the vehicle three times. They talked about it a few times, took the tire off, got a 2nd person to come work on it. Just seemed like they were having a tough time.
Then it's gotta be the fetzer valve.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:46 am to notiger1997
99% chance they didnt reinstall the AC belt.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:27 pm to notiger1997
Assuming it isnt belt related...check your fuses. If they did not disconnect the negative post on your battery when changing the alternator, then it could have blown a fuse. Or they may have caused the coolant leak out of your AC system with all of the struggle to get the belt on...which should have been an easy swap.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 4:00 pm to notiger1997
They'll tell you it was not working when you brought it in originally.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 4:13 pm to notiger1997
quote:Miabe thie bielt iis ion wriong?
So this weekend the grease monkey repair place changed my alternator, alternator drive belt, Idler pulley, and serpentine bielt tensioner.
This post was edited on 8/21/17 at 4:19 pm
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