Gotta agree with "Musicpipeline's" comment below--your video is five stars, for sure. I, too, want to thank you for creating this video and for your clear, down-to-earth presentation. Your video guided me through replacing the A/C compressor clutch on my lady friend's 2006 Toyota Matrix last night, and it brought her A/C back to life! It was a long, tough job, but it would have been much longer and harder w/out your video to guide me. One suggestion to improve your video: you might want to add footage describing where the A/C switch fuse and compressor clutch relay are located. The inside fuse panel is located in a ridiculously difficult place to access, and even though the panel cover has a diagram of the fuse location, it's in tiny, hard-to-see print. After installing the compressor clutch, the A/C switch (button) would not activate the A/C, and my heart sank. (Prior to my installation, the switch did work.) I checked the 10A fuse, and sure enough it had blown. Installed new fuse, switched on the A/C, and the compressor works beautifully. Thanks again!
I want thank for the effort you put in to this video. The way you describe all the troubleshooting, removal and installation is 5 stars. I am now fearless of jumping into this project on my 04 Vibe. Thanks So Much
I had a heck of a time removing and re-installing the larger C-Clip on the inside of the magnetic coil. After a couple of hours trying to re-install it I found that my c-clip tool didn't open wide enough for the larger clip to get into the grove of the shaft. Make sure your c-clip removal and installation tool has ends that will open at least 1.25 inches wide! Tough duty to do it blindly at an angle. What also finally helped was raising the compressor to almost vertically by unbolting the radiator (without removing the hoses), removing the battery and shifting the radiator to the right about 4 to 5 inches (facing the engine). Totally worth the extra work to get the compressor facing up to reinstall the larger c-clip. Thanks for the great video!!!
Great video. I didn't have power tools. I used a medium pipe wrench to prevent the clutch from spinning. Worked like a charm. The bottom bolts of the compressor are easily accessible from under the front splash guard. The whole process worked like a charm. Thank you!
matrix and vibe share almost everything but the compressors are different due to different line assembly. the procedure is mostly the same. but don't buy a matrix compressor for a vibe or vise versa.
Gotta agree with "Musicpipeline's" comment below--your video is five stars, for sure. I, too, want to thank you for creating this video and for your clear, down-to-earth presentation.
Your video guided me through replacing the A/C compressor clutch on my lady friend's 2006 Toyota Matrix last night, and it brought her A/C back to life! It was a long, tough job, but it would have been much longer and harder w/out your video to guide me.
One suggestion to improve your video: you might want to add footage describing where the A/C switch fuse and compressor clutch relay are located. The inside fuse panel is located in a ridiculously difficult place to access, and even though the panel cover has a diagram of the fuse location, it's in tiny, hard-to-see print.
After installing the compressor clutch, the A/C switch (button) would not activate the A/C, and my heart sank. (Prior to my installation, the switch did work.) I checked the 10A fuse, and sure enough it had blown. Installed new fuse, switched on the A/C, and the compressor works beautifully.
Thanks again!
I want thank for the effort you put in to this video. The way you describe all the troubleshooting, removal and installation is 5 stars. I am now fearless of jumping into this project on my 04 Vibe. Thanks So Much
I had a heck of a time removing and re-installing the larger C-Clip on the inside of the magnetic coil. After a couple of hours trying to re-install it I found that my c-clip tool didn't open wide enough for the larger clip to get into the grove of the shaft. Make sure your c-clip removal and installation tool has ends that will open at least 1.25 inches wide! Tough duty to do it blindly at an angle. What also finally helped was raising the compressor to almost vertically by unbolting the radiator (without removing the hoses), removing the battery and shifting the radiator to the right about 4 to 5 inches (facing the engine). Totally worth the extra work to get the compressor facing up to reinstall the larger c-clip. Thanks for the great video!!!
Great video. I didn't have power tools. I used a medium pipe wrench to prevent the clutch from spinning. Worked like a charm. The bottom bolts of the compressor are easily accessible from under the front splash guard. The whole process worked like a charm. Thank you!
Thank you RealYoop. I have a 07 Vibe with 270k mile and your video was very helpful. Keep up the good work!!
Awesome video and help with my replacement clutch! Thank you!!!
Will be doing this project in the next couple of weeks. Excellent job on describing the process. Thanks
Where’s the link for the clutch
Were you able to find one?
@@Wolf-xo6le yes eBay thank you
Compared to the corolla ac clutch this unit had three snap rings and the screws were t-20
I looked up that AC Delco/GM Part Number and every site says that it does not fit my 2007 Matrix. Anyone else use that exact part number?
matrix and vibe share almost everything but the compressors are different due to different line assembly. the procedure is mostly the same. but don't buy a matrix compressor for a vibe or vise versa.
Your Knowledge is good 😢 but video is crap. Still very informative, thanks. 😅