A/C Clim?????

[slinky]

My 96 explorer started making this noise and the a/c stopped shooting out cold air it just shoots out air like if it was the vents. So i popped the hood and turn the a/c on again and then one of the pulleys, the top right one, started shooting sparks. so i turned off the a/c and it stoped but the belt kept rotating and the pulleys gets stuck and then goes and then gets stuck again. I looked on the Belt diagram that shows how to put on the belt and that says that it is the A/C Clim. What is it, what does it do exactly and how much would it be to get it fixed.

 

[huskyfan23]

Sounds like a seized A/C compressor. eBay has rebuilt ones for ~$80

 

[slinky]

is it safe for me to replace or should i have a mechanic change it?

 

[huskyfan23]

You'll need to discharge the A/C system, so probably a mechanic.

 

[RiverRat]

In addition you should replace the accumulator, fixed orfice tube, clutch, pulley, and install a filter on the system.