buzzsawlouie

Hey all. Been an xB owner for about 5 years now. Love the little box and have driven a Gen1 without issue until about 3 months ago. The thing developed a high rpm engine stumble which took me FOREVER to diagnose.
Turned out to be a partially disconnected Crank Shaft Sensor connector. I found it when the serpentine belt let go and I inspected the pulley before I installed a new belt. Turns out two of the pulley ribs on the compressor are chipped and cutting the belt...sigh.
So on a normal car, the clutch would unbolt and the pulley easily replaced. It appears that is not the case with the xB. has anyone had any experience with removing and replacing just the condenser pulley?
A part search does not return anything but the whole compressor unit. I don't want to replace the whole Compressor ($$) and refill the system needlessly. If it a non-serviceable part, I'll just run a shorter belt and forego the A/C all together.

TIA BSL


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Why don't you deburr the sharp edges on the pulley ribs instead? That's got to be cheaper than replacing the entire assembly - which is probably the only thing available.