i want to remove JUST the compressor because it went bad. Im going to buy the delete pulley tommorow but i want to keep all the line intact so that next summer i can buy a new compressor and hook it up. Does anyone have a guide on how to?

 

i tackled this same project a few weeks ago, couldnt find a guide either.

not a very hard task, remove belt, bolts on the front of the copressor are obvious, there are two on the back, plus the bolt that holds the a/c line bulkhead.
i have access to a/c recharge equipment, so i was able to discharge the r134 before i disconected anything. otherwise it would come spewin out and it can burn you. i did not remove anything other than the radiator fan assembly to get a little more room to work. that removes easily from the bottom by sliding it upwards about an inch and a half. you have to wrestle the coolant lines a little to wiggle it out, but not disconnect them. hope that helps. also you should cap the open lines you leave on the car to reduce air and moisture cotamination.

 

i found one on the back and the one that holds the bulkhead. But where is the other on on the back???

 

Lucky you JASON.... I just did mine yesterday. Anyway it was a piece of cake. 1st thing I did was bleed the line from the top. I just basically loosened the nut atached to the accumulator. Make sure you take out the fan fronting the compressor, lets it get out easy. I also removed the intake elbow with the down tube. Unbolt the bolt that holds the 2 tubes to the back of the compressor (13mm I think). Then unbolt the 3 bolts holding the compressor on. Slide it out from the front then turn towards the middle of the car and it pops right out. Total of 8 bolts...(4 fan shroud, 3 compressor and 1 in the back of the compressor.)

good luck. O yeah, while your at it change the plugs on that side even wires if you like. Might as well do them since your there, easy as hell.