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[iam_TJ]

I'm still trying to narrow down the potential causes of a clicking noise coming from the air-conditioning compressor on a 2003 Gen 3 Facelift  6G74 GDi 3.5. If you could have a listen and give me an opinion it'd help me to plan on what needs doing and how much work it'll need since I want to deal with it at the same time as doing a timing belt change.

I recorded the noise and reported it in another thread when I suspected it was caused by viscous fan or belt tensioners.

From the original thread: "I've been noticing over the last few months what I originally thought was a noisy tappet that is especially noticeable at start-up and idle tick-over. It has got louder recently".

Here's an excerpt from the video; I switch the air-conditioner on at 21 seconds and off then on again at 27 seconds.

https://iam.tj/shogun/Shogun-6G74-GDI-Noisy-AirCon-Compressor.2.mp4

Logic makes me suspect the clutch. If so, is it possible to remove the clutch without degassing and removing the compressor itself ?

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