Hi Guys 

             My air con clutch as started rattling on my 2014 skoda octavia vrs,i've got hold of a complete new pully for the compressor from autoparts pro heres the link ACAUTO AC compressor clutch AC-06DL18 | online shop (autopartspro.co.uk) ,does anybody know what the air gap from the clutch to the pully needs to be?

Pretty sure they don't run a clutch. Haven't done so for 10 years maybe more. It's a variable displacement air con pump isn't it? 

I believe that what is being described as a 'clutch' by that online supplier is actually a shear-plate pully.

you may be right,i will keep everybody up dated when i fit it

Hi Guys fitted the new pulley to the compressor today a perfect fit,below are a couple of photos,thanks to everybody who replied  

Good pics. Was it a straightforward job?

It was pretty straight forward,when removing the old pulley the shear plate was harder to remove than the pulley because its on a splined shaft,we used two large screw drivers and levered against the pulley ,in the centre there where 2 shims which don't come with the new pulley,once off there's a plastic cover that you ease out which covers the circlip,remove the circlip and gently pry off the pulley,when refitting we used a tube the same size as the bearing race and gently taped it on,it was not hard to tap on,fitted the circlip back in then the plastic cover,we then put the 2 shims inside the new shear plate,when putting the shear plate back on you have to get it bang on straight to the splined shaft,put the bolt back in with some loctite,fitted a new ancillary belt,made sure the compressor engaged and disengaged and i had cold air it works perfect.

On 03/08/2023 at 17:57, muckshifter said:

It was pretty straight forward,when removing the old pulley the shear plate was harder to remove than the pulley because its on a splined shaft,we used two large screw drivers and levered against the pulley ,in the centre there where 2 shims which don't come with the new pulley,once off there's a plastic cover that you ease out which covers the circlip,remove the circlip and gently pry off the pulley,when refitting we used a tube the same size as the bearing race and gently taped it on,it was not hard to tap on,fitted the circlip back in then the plastic cover,we then put the 2 shims inside the new shear plate,when putting the shear plate back on you have to get it bang on straight to the splined shaft,put the bolt back in with some loctite,fitted a new ancillary belt,made sure the compressor engaged and disengaged and i had cold air it works perfect.

i have this issue, do you have more information? Do i just buy the shear plate in the image, is there anything else i need?

Hi, you get the pully and shear plate,if you follow the post you can't go wrong,just make sure you dont lose the shims 

19 minutes ago, muckshifter said:

Hi, you get the pully and shear plate,if you follow the post you can't go wrong,just make sure you dont lose the shims 

Do you have a link please for the pully and shear plate?

The link is ACAUTO AC compressor clutch AC-06DL18 | online shop (autopartspro.co.uk) it fitted my 2014 skoda octavia vrs 2 ltr diesel 

The link is ACAUTO AC compressor clutch AC-06DL18 | online shop (autopartspro.co.uk) it fitted my 2014 skoda octavia vrs 2 ltr diesel,take the shear plate of first to expose the cover then clip that holds the pulley on,use 2 screw drives opposite each other when removing the shear plate,mine was tight its on a splined shaft,just pry evenly and it should come off,once the clip holding the pully on is out the pully was easy to get off just watch out for the shims,if you don't see the shims check inside of the shear plate hole where the splines are

On 03/08/2023 at 17:57, muckshifter said:

It was pretty straight forward,when removing the old pulley the shear plate was harder to remove than the pulley because its on a splined shaft,we used two large screw drivers and levered against the pulley ,in the centre there where 2 shims which don't come with the new pulley,once off there's a plastic cover that you ease out which covers the circlip,remove the circlip and gently pry off the pulley,when refitting we used a tube the same size as the bearing race and gently taped it on,it was not hard to tap on,fitted the circlip back in then the plastic cover,we then put the 2 shims inside the new shear plate,when putting the shear plate back on you have to get it bang on straight to the splined shaft,put the bolt back in with some loctite,fitted a new ancillary belt,made sure the compressor engaged and disengaged and i had cold air it works perfect.

Hi there, I’ve ordered a second hand compressor which turned out to be seized because we tried to rotate the pulley but couldn’t, I asked my mechanic if he could just change the pulley which is making noise on my car, he said we can’t change the pulley alone as it requires specialist equipment. He told me to replace the whole compressor and regas it, I know some people like yourself who change just the pulley and the noise was gone. Could you please suggest me a mechanic who could do it for me of if you’re willing to do it for me as you’ve done hours I’d be very grateful. (Obviously I’ll pay the labour cost) 😀 

please let me know yours thoughts, I’m in Birmingham 

Thank you so much.