Prior to replacement of the compressor shaft, remove the compressor from the vehicle and discharge the refrigerant.
Remove the clutch hub from the compressor.
Remove the shaft seal felt from the nose of the compressor with a pick type tool.
Blow any debris from inside the compressor nose with low pressure compressed air. Then, clean the inside and outside nose area of the compressor with a lint-free cloth to remove any oil and dirt.
Using a snap ring remover, remove the shaft seal support snap ring out of the compressor nose.
Insert tip of the snap ring remover into one of the snap ring eyes (View A).
Rotate the snap ring remover to position the tool tip and snap ring eye closest to the compressor shaft (View B).
Pull the snap ring remover tool up quickly while keeping the tool shaft against the side of the nose opening to remove the snap ring (View C).
Position the shaft seal remover tool (09977-33700) over the compressor shaft and push the tool into the nose of the compressor and down against the shaft seal. Engage the end of the tool with the internal diameter of the shaft seal. While holding the hex part of the tool, turn the tool handle clockwise to expand the tool tip inside the seal inner radius. Then, pull the shaft seal from the compressor with the tool.
