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I'm getting to replace my head gasket and cant get the a/C compressor to come off even though I have disconnected the two ac lines and the 3 bolts. Any ideas as to what might be keeping it stuck? That's a photo of my compressor with the 3 bolt placements I've removed.
Yet to have the pleasure of removing the a/c compressor.
The alternator, & starter came out pretty easy after the not so easy bolts were out,
If you do have ALL the bolts removed, a pry bar with minimal force should help.
Is there possibly a 4th bolt right underneath at the back of the compressor, failing that it might just be stuck to the mount, try a few hits with a "soft" hammer, or a length of wood and hit that with a hammer, might just need to shock it off the mounting.
Just had a look on jaguar classic parts, and there are only the 3 bolts, so it's probably just stuck to the mounting bracket.
Last edited by brian5; Apr 28, 2020 at 07:01 AM.
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Ok thanks for your confirmations and that I'm not going crazy here with this thing. I'll attempt to unstick it from the mounting plate. I just didnt want to start hitting the thing if there really was a hidden 4th bolt or something i didnt know about.
As long as you use a shot filled rubber type dead blow mallet, or a piece of wood, hit with a hammer.
Things should be fine, as long as long as its not still fastened or bound up somewhere, it should not take much