Clicking Sound While Driving
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02-28-2018, 06:33 PM
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Clicking Sound While Driving
Hello,
So I've noticed a faint clicking sound while driving to work. It comes from the front passenger side, and it is quite faint. It sounds as if something were clicking on and off. It will go once, and then after a few seconds, it will click again.
What could this be? Is something incorrectly connected underneath the passenger seat? FYI: I recently had my entire interior taken out to fix a sunroof leak, replace the carpet, paint the bottom with anti-mold paint, disinfect, etc. The interior had to be put back in.
Any ideas?
So I've noticed a faint clicking sound while driving to work. It comes from the front passenger side, and it is quite faint. It sounds as if something were clicking on and off. It will go once, and then after a few seconds, it will click again.
What could this be? Is something incorrectly connected underneath the passenger seat? FYI: I recently had my entire interior taken out to fix a sunroof leak, replace the carpet, paint the bottom with anti-mold paint, disinfect, etc. The interior had to be put back in.
Any ideas?
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03-31-2018, 10:30 PM
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It's necessary that it turn on and off. You don't fix it. It has to turn off to prevent freezing. Total refrigerant load will affect it to some degree, but you cannot and should not stop it entirely.
You may get a lot of people telling you it can be fixed, but it's necessary. It's only March.
You may get a lot of people telling you it can be fixed, but it's necessary. It's only March.
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04-06-2018, 04:27 AM
Some are louder than others but yes, it's normal. The time for repair is when the air temperature cycles between hot and cold when you have the AC on. Usually the first time you notice this is on the hottest day of the year. The problem is the gap on the AC compressor clutch is too wide but only barely. Then on the hottest day of the year, when the AC is working hardest, that gap expands just a fraction which causes the clutch to disengage. Now after a minute or two the clutch cools down, the gap narrows, and the AC magically works again. The fix is to remove one of 3 shims on the AC compressor clutch which narrows the gap back to within specs. Normally you start with the thinnest of the 3 shims as each is a different thickness. There are threads with pictures showing how to do it. It takes about 20 minutes and can be done by you.
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