AC Clutch bearing question - Dodge Caliber

[jos51700]

So, the A/C 'clutch' bearing went out on wife's Caliber. Growly growly but still spinny for the moment. Consulting the service manual reveals that the hub/bearing is serviceable, no need to replace the compressor! Sweet!

I go to buy one....no. Not available unless 'China'. Ugh.

So I ordered it from Arctic Air, and Bill was nice and gave me a good price for what it was, and it's here now and it is a steel pulley instead of plastic, too-hard rubber that smells like degrading rubber, etc, but it look like it will work for the moment.

Does anyone have a source for the original Denso pulley? I don't do a lot of auto A/C stuff.
Thanks in advance!!
John

 

[Dfr360cuda]

Not to change the subject but.....
Have you looked at your front or rear cross members?
We have an '07 and an '09.
2009 has only 36,000 miles.
I changed the front brakes getting ready for state inspection. Afterwards I took it for a test ride and knew something was really wrong. I thought I hadn't tightened the lug nuts. Nope. The lower control arm had broken away from the crossmember.
Luckily, there's a 10 year recall warranty and Chrysler fixed it free. This is the car my wife usually drives and if it had broken while she was driving I don't know if she'd have recognized the danger she woulda been in.
Lucky too that it broke in our driveway while it was sitting on jack stands.

 

[oldkimmer]

Ouch. Kin