The truck AC system depends on the compressor clutch to start the cooling cycle by engaging the compressor to circulate refrigerant. When you turn on the AC, an electrical signal energizes the clutch ...

Underneath a car’s hood is a belt-driven air conditioning compressor clutch. When that compressor is required to turn on, an electromagnetic clutch is used. These clutches transmit torque mechanically ...

Your air conditioning can feel fine one day and then blow warm air the next, with no warning. When that happens, the AC compressor often sits at the center of the failure, because it carries the ...

Last month we discussed air-conditioning troubleshooting and how you can diagnose many of these problems yourself, including: • The need to have the old refrigerant reclaimed and the new refrigerant ...

Vehicle air conditioning is typically one of a car's most durable systems. Though it is often in use every day, a modern air conditioning system just keeps humming along providing cool air when you ...