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HT-6 Clutch Tools

kennyoung on Sat June 19, 2010 12:48 PM User is offlineView users profile

Year: 1997
Make: Chevrolet
Model: C1500
Engine Size: 5.0
Refrigerant Type: R134A
Ambient Temp: 109
Pressure Low: N/A
Pressure High: N/A
Country of Origin: United States

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I have been looking around to buy a clutch pulley tools and I am at a bit of a loss to hone in one what I actually have in the way of a compressor.

I have a 1997 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup, and I have an OEM compressor, which I believe is an HT-6. I want to reseal the compressor with a new gasket kit and shaft seal.

My problem is every time, I go out to search online for the tool, I never see HT-6 associated with the tool. I always see, R-4, A6, HR-6, DA-6, V5 etc, etc, etc, FORD, GM, Universal

So, does anyone know what tool I can buy without breaking the bank, to simply separate the clutch from the compressor for this model compressor on this truck?

I see a wide range of kits, from a single tool for $30.00 to big kits for $200. All I need is the right tool for this application, not every combination, for foreign and domestic models,

thanks in advance for the help.

GM Tech on Sat June 19, 2010 4:39 PM User is offline

HR- and HT-6 are synonomous----use the same tools--even the V-5 uses the same tools

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The number one A/C diagnostic tool there is- is to know how much refrigerant is in the system- this can only be done by recovering and weighing the refrigerant!!
Just a thought.... 65% of A/C failures in my 3200 car diagnostic database (GM vehicles) are due to loss of refrigerant due to a leak......

robs on Sat June 19, 2010 6:35 PM User is offlineView users profile

91269 is the kit need to change your shaft seal and will do most GM compressor models.

daman on Sun June 20, 2010 9:55 AM User is offlineView users profile

Yup V5 is the same tools.

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NickD on Tue June 22, 2010 8:06 AM User is offline

Never like the interference fit GM adopted, besides special purpose tools, gap never seems to hold. But you got to have it.

Read on this board that Auto-Zone loans this tool out, my closest one is 45 miles away, and with returning the tool adds up to 180 miles. Using IRS mileage rates that are never enough, that trip would cost me 105 bucks. Add another 4 cents or even more if you pay yourself a penny an hour. Say more because if the phone rings, you will be standing there waiting. Plus will feel obligated to buy something I don't need, just can't walk into a place and get something for free.

If the gap does shift or not done correctly the first time, would have to drive back and borrow that tool again. For the price of the tool, this would definitely put me in a very deep hole.

Buy the tool, its the cheapest way to go.

GM Tech on Tue June 22, 2010 9:38 AM User is offline

My autozone is 3 miles away-- and I can drive my car to it and do the clutch adjustment in the parking lot- like all the other "mechanics" do-- so there are always two side to every situation--- so borrowing the tool is the cheapest route to go.....

but this is only if I did not have a drawer full of a/c tools and I was in the OP shoes........

Somehow I always have to offer an opposing opinion.....

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The number one A/C diagnostic tool there is- is to know how much refrigerant is in the system- this can only be done by recovering and weighing the refrigerant!!
Just a thought.... 65% of A/C failures in my 3200 car diagnostic database (GM vehicles) are due to loss of refrigerant due to a leak......

NickD on Tue June 22, 2010 11:43 AM User is offline

Another solution is to make one, made this years ago.



The pusher can be a simple as a bolt screwed into the compressor shaft, with a nut and some fender washers. Tightening that nut won't be as easy as having a thrust bearing, but a little oil would help. Gets the job done, sooner or later.

Would still be good today if GM didn't obsolete it, and what's all this metric crap?

My problem is trying to find more drawers for my tools.

3 miles would be 12 miles for that tool, you would have to make 15 trips to break even paying yourself one cent per hour.

Edited: Tue June 22, 2010 at 11:46 AM by NickD

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