colts0455

my alternator bearings was going out making bad noise replaced it now its like a squealing i cant find it think its a power steering pully ? also when i turn the ac on its a very bad noise like grinding ?? pretty sure coming from the compressor ? if can post videos i will anyone can tell me how ?

Z28Freak86

There's several sites dedicated to this, but you would need to upload the video to a hosting site, then share the link with us. An easy way to do it is to use youtube and share the link with the forum.

colts0455

^^ thats is it makes a noise with ac off but didn't this time ? so i turned ac on makes this and be honest i guess the car new i was coming take video cause noise 9 times outta 10 is bad

Z28Freak86

I cant see the video, its marked private so im unable to see it. From what you're saying it sounds like the ac compressor bearing is going . it usually makes a grinding type of sound till you turn on the ac then it should kinda go away. if your ac clutch is also bad then it will also make a squeal when your ac is activated as well

colts0455

oh dang yea super new to making you tube videos lol see if you can see it now yea i was thinking power steering making noise when the ac is off ? when i turn ac on makes really bad noise i wish i could got video like 2hrs b4 it was bad

colts0455

see if that worked

colts0455

also ill try get better video after it sits all night

Z28Freak86

Yea that is quite the noise. definitely sounds like the compressor clutch bearing is bad. There shouldnt be anything on the driver side of your motor, and power steering generally doesnt make noises unless your turning ur wheel and its slipping. If there is any other pulley making noise i would say your tensioner pulley would be the culprit. They're under 40 bucks and easy to replace. you can sometimes see if its bad by looking at it and seeing if it has any movement, or by spraying some silicon or wd40 on the bearing itself and listening for an audible change.

The ac clutch is alot trickier. if you dont know much about pulling out bearings or AC systems in general, its best to go to a mechanic to have them deal with it. Im not saying its not possible, i will say that it is illegal to discharge an ac system into the atmosphere. Look at spending couple hundred on a new compressor and again, several hundred for a mechanic to work with the ac system.

colts0455

ahh heres the other noise with no ac on told you if it sat over night i could get it

Z28Freak86

Im still going to go with what i said before. The AC bearing is still bad. and i cannot tell from the video well enough if the tensioner pulley is bad or not, but i will suspect that is bad too. When the ac clutch engages, it will make a different sound, but its still from the same unit.

colts0455

ok ty ill have get it all done blah