I am in the process of changing the York compressor on my 1974 280C to a Sanden.
I located a great bracket which adapts the Sanden 508 to the MBZ AC bracket. Here it is on eBay. It worked perfectly:
Sanden Compressor Mounting Bracket Converts York Style Compressor to Sanden | eBay
Here is the problem, the York compressor's clutch is flush with the compressor's drive belt pulley. The Sanden compressor clutch sticks out about 5/8" beyond the drive belt pulley
That 5/8" protrusion is just enough to hit the fan blade. I can make the Sanden clutch work if cut a 3/8" x 2" notch out of the tip of my aluminum fan blade. Will notching the fan blade have any material negative consequences?
OR, if you have done this conversion already, does Sanden make a low profile clutch?