96 Olds ciera airconditioning compressor question

It leaks refrigerant out of the pulley shaft seal. Internally is it allowed to leak past the pistons, can I replace that seal or do I need a new compressor?

I have read on www.airconditioning.com that the front seal is a procedure
that a lot of shops don't do, but is a pretty cheap fix. Therefore, yes,
replace the front seal - find a good shop that will do this.

"dustinmud" <aaahhhhh@help.me> wrote in message
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> It leaks refrigerant out of the pulley shaft seal. Internally is it
allowed to leak past the pistons, can I replace that seal or do I need a new
compressor?

This is a little late to reply, but I am about to replace the seal in my 96
grand am's compressor. I will let you know how easy it is to do when I am done.
The seal kit was $19 from AC-Delco distributor.

Bill

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 22:14:19 -0500, "Rick De Visser" <devisser@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>I have read on www.airconditioning.com that the front seal is a procedure
>that a lot of shops don't do, but is a pretty cheap fix. Therefore, yes,
>replace the front seal - find a good shop that will do this.
>
>"dustinmud" <aaahhhhh@help.me> wrote in message
>news:RUQ2c.86041$C65.14744@nwrddc01.gnilink.net.. .
>> It leaks refrigerant out of the pulley shaft seal. Internally is it
>allowed to leak past the pistons, can I replace that seal or do I need a new
>compressor?
>

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