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Originally Posted by Willow place
Another question !! IF this bearing completely fails would it wreck the Serpentine belt, maybe leave the a/c off ? until I can get a bearing ! Gotta pick some friends up from Alicante Tuesday, would appear to be a hot drive !!
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It can but it can also disable the engine. I had a noisy rattly compressor which I ignored too long. It finally failed whilst driving but the car didn't stop then, it just wouldn't restart after I'd stopped. The compressor itself had seized internally and the load was then too great for the starter motor to turn the engine over until the serpentine belt was removed, but then you don't have the alternator nor power steering.
Pull the connector on the compressor ASAP is my advice until you can get it replaced.