Mitty Evo 2 wheel pulley

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The air con belt has shreded on my Evo 2. Garage say £36 for belt + fitting which seems fair? Problem is they also say new pulley wheel required to which may cost a couple of hundred pounds They say that the pulley is running out of line and unless its replaced the other pulleys and belts will be damaged to. Can a air con compressor pulley be replaced and is this whole scenario likely or are they 'making work' do you think?

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Hmmmm dunno. The aircon pulley isnt quite as straightforward as it first seems.
The reason is that theres a magnetic clutch attached to it which activates when you demand aircon.
It effectively freewheels until you push the button, then the magnetic clutch pulls in and drives the compressor. If i were you id have a look at it yourself and see if you find the "out of line" theyre talking about before you part with your cash.
Better to be safe than skint i always say.. HTH.

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Thanks for info, further investigation reveals its the crankshaft pulley wheel they are talking about I've ordered one up now for them to fit, saved myself a bit of cash I spose. Thanks again.

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Glad to help.

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P.S. it's my Sons Evo 2, when I was his age I drove a Ford Anglia which failed it's first MOT with chassis rot. The seller had covered it in underseal when I bought it. Bard