AC Compressor issue

[Dpaterso]

i posted a question in the wrong section of the forum realting to the AC compressor on my 97 protege, any help would be appreciated

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4146491&posted=1#post4146491

[91Protege]

Yes you should be able to just bypass everything. I wouldnt remove it all as that would be more of a pain, plus you cant release the R134a into the air, it has to be removed by a shop.

If your belt is worn out or lose it can also squeel when the AC is turned on, as thats a major drag on the belt system. Id ck that before you get crazy, if its a bearing you will know it, if its squeelin its belt or the belt is lose.

[Dpaterso]

the belt should be in fairly good shape, its a couple of years old now, but this has been a bit on an ongoing issue and has persisted through a few new belts.