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i wish i could like the video twice!

Hey! I have a question, but first I want to say thank you so much for the video! I couldn't figure out what was wrong with my GFs AC, but I think you might've solved the problem. Would I need to buy the OTC Variable Pin Spanner Wrench if I have the Clutch holding tool?

Thank you for this video - I had the exact problem you described on my 2015 forester and this fixed it.

This worked on my 2019 Subaru Impreza sedan. It was such an easy fix and took 10 minutes tops.Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Did you use the smaller or the larger size hub remover tool for the Jeep JK Wrangler that you were working on? I notice they sell these individually, so I would rather just buy one.

I got it out without moving all that 😂

Just ordered parts! Subaru Impreza limited 2015. Same issue to the tee! Wow. Fingers crossed; will follow up. I sincerely thank you for your expertise and sharing your video…. I’ll be having it on repeat when doing the job lol.

Thank you so much for doing this video! Just did this repair this weekend.

Thank you! I completed this fix on my wife's 2016 Subaru Forester yesterday and now the A/C is ice cold and working perfectly.

you'll run into the same problem buying a new manifold. just grind down the old ones flat if you don't want to spend any money.

Thank you so much for this video! Saved me a TON of money.

I have a 2014 Crosstrek that I just bought recently. A/C had weak cooling back in May, so I took it to a place to check the coolant levels, which were low, so they got filled then. At that point the cooling power was fine. We get into June and some of these hotter days, A/C works fine, but I notice that sometimes near the end of 10-15 minute trips, the A/C kind of dies and starts blowing outside air in uncooled. Not sure what to do, brother-in-law suggests that it could mean the coolant is overpressurized. I initially tried to take it back to the place that filled the coolant to have them check the pressure, but the A/C tech wasn't there and they couldn't do it. I started looking for videos on if there was anything I could do myself to check the pressure, but somehow I ran into this video instead. It seemed to be exactly the issue I was having. I checked the gap of the clutch plate at rest and found it to be wider than 0.6mm, so I rented a clutch holding tool from AutoZone and we proceeded to take the plate off, I had the same thin and thick shim washers, so we put the thick shim back in, put the thing back together and took it for a 25 minute test drive with the A/C blasting and it worked fine the whole time. Which was just in time, because I was just about to have about 4 hours of driving ahead of me in the summer heat and I really didn't want my A/C turning off every 10-15 minutes. Luckily for me, the fix held up throughout the whole trip, A/C had no problems at all now that the clutch plate back in spec. So huge thanks for this video and how detailed you were in showing the process!

I wonder what my insurance company would say? Park it you can’t afford the insurance premiums.

My AC compressors out too, but I’m wondering if it’ll work on a 2015 Honda Odyssey EXL

The tool cost $299. 1 sensor can cost $25-$100. Shops will charge $150-$200 per wheel. Can be up to $800. Maybe I can live without that or I can buy the tool myself and return it after using it.

My wife's Subaru Forester is having the same issue. I am going to give this a try.

The EGR system is a complete pos. It will eventually cause a catastrophic failure to this perfectly good engine.

Thank you so much for this video!

What great video on changing these belts!!!

This short video saved me hundreds - got the tools off Amazon, and 30 minutes of work fixed the problem. Many thanks! (PS. I had three shims in there, and left in the thickest and thinnest, and brought it just to 0.4mm.)

My ecodiesel is 2015 and it has already reached 100,000 miles and for now everything is fine, however I put an extended warranty on it, making all the calls from ram for changes and manufacturing problems.

Can reuse the tensioner

Is that 0.3 mm. Or inches Thanks

I've done a few of them... notice where they are all leaking... right where the head gasket is. If you look closer, you will notice that the head gasket is too long ...1/16 of an inch. And when the front cover is in place, it doesn't allow a good surface contact

Wonderful info, Ive never though of doing it from up top, if Stellantis finds this vid i bet theyll slash the times though.

Thanks for the tip!

This fix is good. Quick. Somewhat easy. The spanner wrench and the socket is the toughest part but once off....Easy sailing.. Cold air stays in the car now!

11 hours. Thats how much time I spent today trying to removal this same axel and it’s still stuck. I used every tool you did, plus a slide hammer. Will not budge. Never been more defeated working on a vehicle, ever. Worse part is I pulled the joint apart, so I can’t get the hub back on. I can get it off and can’t get other parts on. 🤬

11 hours. Thats how much time I spent today trying to removal this same axel and it’s still stuck. I used every tool you did, plus a slide hammer. Will not budge. Never been more defeated working on a vehicle, ever. Worse part is I pulled the joint apart, so I can’t get the hub back on. I can get it off and can’t get other parts on. 🤬

Fake the ac clutch doesn't come right off

Hey TDR! Thank you for sharing this video. If you still have the car can you give us an update on if this fix fully solved your AC issues over the past year? I am running into the exact same issue on my 2010 Subaru Forester

would this work for a 2020 subaru crosstrek?

Too bad my 2015 outback doesn’t have that nice easy 10mm bolt to hold the clutch on. Tested the gap and I can get the .07 gauge in there.

What number on the condensor is the recall number

You should break them loose with the ratchet first not a power tool good way to strip out a bolt

Make another video my friend , show us what you finished

Same car, same problem, same fix, thanks so much.

This is unbelievable. I’m going on the fourth spring/summer with intermittent a/c in my Forester. My daughter hates riding with me. I finally broke down and took it in to have it looked at. They told me they couldn’t reproduce the issue, it could be the expansion valve, and gave me a $555 estimate. I watched this video, spent $29 on feeler gauges and a clutch tool, and I’ve been driving around in AIR CONDITIONING FOR A HALF HOUR! You, sir, are a hero!!!

Thank you for making this video, definitely saved a lot of people money

Can you use this tool for a car on jack stands? I am worried if I get one I won't have enough clearance to use the tool all the way as I pull it down?

Looks like it falls right out! Thanks for sharing and the tips. I have one to do tomorrow.

Can we all just appreciate that this man one hand this operation to hold his phone and show us? Thank you sir, we appreciate the effort it took to film this for us.

I still can't get JEEP to tell me when they will have a fix for this... It's almost to the point of escalating this to a legal matter...

Lol is that someone on the intercom saying “bruh”

This fixed my ac in 5 minutes!! Thought I had to deal with a new compressor, amazing fix and tutorial! I used the same variable spanner wrench worked fine

So it your bearing

What’s the torque spec for the bolt?? Thanks 🙏🏽

Is this an fa20? With the oil filler in top instead of above the headers? Any info would help I have 2016 impreza

You saved people, just from these comments, a collective $70k easily, if not double.

Why don't you give us a close up how those connections come off? For a first time doing it I have no idea how to remove wire connections and can't hardly what's going on up there.