TD5 air con compressor pulley

On the autoroute the other day, the pulley wheel in front of the air con compressor started smoking and screeching. I pulled over immediately and was 'airlifted' off to a garage.
Are my worst fears to come true that the new pulley wheel is attached to compressor in one unit or is there a possibility of changing the pulley wheel and possibly bearing(probably what overheated) without coughing up the other 500+ squids for the attached compressor?
Year 2000 TD5.
TIA
Riggy.

Riggy said:

On the autoroute the other day, the pulley wheel in front of the air con compressor started smoking and screeching. I pulled over immediately and was 'airlifted' off to a garage.
Are my worst fears to come true that the new pulley wheel is attached to compressor in one unit or is there a possibility of changing the pulley wheel and possibly bearing(probably what overheated) without coughing up the other 500+ squids for the attached compressor?
Year 2000 TD5.
TIA
Riggy.

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TD5's are available without aircon so at a guess the cheapest solution to your problem would be to either get an idler pulley if your disco has ace or if it doesn't you could simply get just a non aircon belt and miss out the aircon pulley. Alternatively get a secondhand aircon compressor from ebay.

Thanks for the pointers ratty.
It has indeed got ACE, but, being a thicko in the advanced stages (for me...not you)of Disco repair does the idler pulley replace the pulley on the compressor?
Your obedient numpty
Riggy.
p.s. Am now researching ebay for s/h units as well.

Riggy said:

Thanks for the pointers ratty.
It has indeed got ACE, but, being a thicko in the advanced stages (for me...not you)of Disco repair does the idler pulley replace the pulley on the compressor?
Your obedient numpty
Riggy.
p.s. Am now researching ebay for s/h units as well.

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Yes, If one is available the idler pulley would replace the aircon pulley. I would expect the entire compressor to need removing in order to fit an idler pulley.

I've just done a quick check. Idler pulleys are available for both ACE and aircon on TD5's. the pulleys are around £30 each. Obviously as your ACE is working ok you just need the aircon idler.

ratty said:

I've just done a quick check. Idler pulleys are available for both ACE and aircon on TD5's. the pulleys are around £30 each. Obviously as your ACE is working ok you just need the aircon idler.

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It looks like you need to buy the mounting bracket too though.

OK...theoretically that should make the air con operable?....but I did read on the net somewhere today that the air con pulley is not dismountable(theoretically\) although I came across an instance of someone who used a three legged puller to force the pulley wheel off to get at the (sealed?)circlip behind, then replaced the pulley wheel with I don't know what....that's more for the in-depth heavy enthusiast and don't know if my French mechanic is that deeply knowlegable.

You're a lot quicker in replying than me....I have to stop and formulate correctly, a half sensible reply and although admittedly a mechanical numpty, don't want to look like a complete dipstick!!

Ok, I'm up to speed with the new mounting bracket, Idler pulley for the aircon and also removal of compressor to refit idler pulley. Can't reconcile the 'fact' that I read (possibly on this forum's archives) that the pulley wheel for the aircon is non replaceable.
Riggy.

Riggy said:

Ok, I'm up to speed with the new mounting bracket, Idler pulley for the aircon and also removal of compressor to refit idler pulley. Can't reconcile the 'fact' that I read (possibly on this forum's archives) that the pulley wheel for the aircon is non replaceable.
Riggy.

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I've just done a quick search on ebay for you. It might be worth giving these peeps a ring for a bit more info. I've never used em. This extract is from the item description.

Suitable for the following Land Rover models:

• Defender 1998 - 2006 TD5 with or without Air Conditioning
• Discovery 1998 - 2004 TD5 without Air Conditioning and without ACE (Active Cornering Enhancement)

On some engines there are 2 idler pulleys, depending if the vehicle has air conditioning and/or ACE, this is the lower right of the 2 idler pulleys.

A quality replacement part, equivalent to Land Rover part number: ERR6658


Land Rover Defender TD5 Drive Belt Idler Pulley on eBay (end time 16-Sep-10 20:02:51 BST)

They seen to know about the pulleys so it may be worth asking them for some help/advice.

Thank you very much once again Ratty. I have made a desktop shortcut to your ebay item and info and will ring them tomorrow.
Must go to bed now as when I took the dogs for a walk across the field earlier, I just happened to have been bitten by a viper. No real damage done as the little fecker only sank it's fangs in and didn't deposit any venom, (doctor said I was very lucky) but two hours down the hospital emergency has left me knackered.
Regards and many thanks
Riggy.

Riggy said:

Thank you very much once again Ratty. I have made a desktop shortcut to your ebay item and info and will ring them tomorrow.
Must go to bed now as when I took the dogs for a walk across the field earlier, I just happened to have been bitten by a viper. No real damage done as the little fecker only sank it's fangs in and didn't deposit any venom, (doctor said I was very lucky) but two hours down the hospital emergency has left me knackered.
Regards and many thanks
Riggy.

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Shouldn't that be fang you very much?:doh::doh::doh:

Sounds like you had a lucky escape. I was picking up and playing with a slow worm once when I was a kid. Then the farmer pointed out the V on the back of it's head.

As you say..."Fangs, 'aint, wot they usde to be"........