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Ac clutch replacement gone badly wrong

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kingston73, Jul 26, 2025.

  1. Jul 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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    kingston73

    kingston73 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Ok, so I tried this myself, ac light started blinking and decided to replace the clutch. It was a pain to disassemble but ok, got it all apart and thought I’d put it back together correctly. Started the truck and for 2 mins or so had it all working again with cold ac.
    BUT NOW THE BAD, I was cleaning up my tools while the truck was idling and started smelling a burning smell. When I get in to turn the truck off my blower stopped working completely, no fan at all at any speed. Looking underneath it looks like the magnet part of the clutch has rotated because the wires connected to it are stretched. I took the outer most part of the clutch off amd the middle part has a hole burnt through the friction material.

    So how did I fuck this up so badly and what do I do now? Did a fuse blow something? Oh, and my abs light and check engine light are now both on as well but since the belt is off I can’t turn the truck on to see the engine codes.
     
  2. Jul 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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    Dm93

    Dm93 Test Don't Guess

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    Almost certainly blew the IG1 No2 Fuse (10A) in the interior fuse box left of the steering column behind the pullout tray.
     
  3. Jul 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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    I didn’t think to check that fuse, I swapped fuses in the engine bay but I’ll check that one next.
     
  4. Jul 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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    Rusty66

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    Pics would help.
    I’m thinking the coil wasn’t property secured by the snap ring, and or the locating pin.
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