air con removal

[16bit]

anyone removed aircon from an nb8a?

i have tried looking for a step by step but can only find it for an NA.

if anyone has a link to instructions that would be ace!

my compressor has a leak and I can't be bother to get it replaced so thought i would just remove it.

there shouldn't be any gas in my system at all.

[a222133]

na/ nb all much the same , back off 2 turnes of 14mm [ head] bolt on the centre of the tensioner pulley , wind down 10mm [head ] anti clockwise of long bolt on tensioner bracket , the pulley should now be moving down towards the ground with each turn . Move pulley down about 25mm the belt should now come off . you may have to remove any belts in front of a/c belt to get a/c belt off . Undo the suction and discharge lines , if your unsure about whether the system still has a charge [pressurised ] in it , just back off the pad / hose fittings on the compressor a few turns give them a wriggle and see if any gas escapes , if yes it will now totally discharge over the next 20/30 minutes . totally remove hoses from compressor , undo bolts holding comp. onto bracket [ maybe 4 bolts ] . If the comp shows no sign of an oily substance [ a mixture of R134 and lub. oil ] on the surface then it may well be a good comp . Now either rip out the rest , condenser ,drier, tube work etc , or just seal up the hosses . Don't forget to tighten the first 14mm and also 10 mm bolt up if you intend to leave the tensioner bracket on the car this is
'important . If you want more info let me know .
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[16bit]

thanks mate.

[16bit]

those looking for some instructions on this process these bits might help.

http://www.miata.net/garage/Miata%20NB% ... 0Guide.pdf - belt removal and replacement

this too http://raysmiatabuild.blogspot.com.au/2 ... miata.html

[16bit]

also this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbuP1G7_iRQ

[Odd]

If you plan selling the AC unit....tape up ends of all pipes to make sure no moisture gets in the system

[16bit]

yeah cool.

the compressor is junk, might be able to be rebuilt but leaking like a sieve.

might be able to sell the other bits though.

thanks!