Posted by peter r on May 18, 2009, 3:26 am
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Hi All . The Compressor on our 94 has been a bit noisy of late , which i put down to mounts or rubbing . Changed the mounts for P38 mounts , noise , still there and not touching . Tracked it down to the ( may be something to know ).....6201 twin sealed.... bearing that is on the front/pump end of the compressor motor . It has had a piston/rod/sleeve fitted a couple of yrs ago by the previous owner . I broke 1 of the brushes when putting it together in a rush and not taking enough care . Made another 1 out of an old brush from the old starter from the 85 , filed into shape . The above is only the lead into my question ... Other than the P38 compressor being mounted upside down in comparison to the classic type and the P38 type using 3 mounts where the classic type uses 4 are the units the same thing with different detachable end plates , well 1 ends the same and 1s not ? Not clear ? Both compressors have what seem to be the same plate for the 2 mounts on 1 end . On the other END 1 compressor has a plate that is able to support 1 other mount and 1 compressor has a plate that is able to support 2 other mounts . On this END of both compressors are these plates interchangeable thus making it possible to convert a P38 type 3 mount compressor into a Classic type 4 mount compressor and the other way around . Cheers Peter .