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Originally Posted by jgl1
The noise disappears when the poly-V-belt is removed... and the only belt-driven components on the left side of the engine are the A/C compressor and the PS pump. The compressor pulley sounds a bit dry when rotated by hand but with the belt installed the noise seems to come from the pump, not the compressor pulley.
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I just replaced my A/C clutch (kit comes with pulley, hub, and coil) because the bearing in the pulley was shot. Made a noise on a cold engine for about 3 seconds at startup then silence. Got it apart and can't figure how it lasted as long as it did...looked like the snapring was the only thing holding the balls in their races.
You may want to replace it to save yourself some trouble later on. Might even fix your noise.