Powerbuilt AC Clutch Removal and Installation Tool Kit - Professional AC Compressor Clutch Puller & Installer with Holding Tools & Storage Case (948995, Silver) - Perfect for Automotive AC Repair & Maintenance

The AC on my '05 Volvo S40 would run for 15 or 20 minutes, and then crap out and blow ambient air....Bought a can of refrigerant which included a pressure gauge, saw that pressure was great (OK...about $10 or $15 wasted). Various Volvo owner sites indicated it was likely to be a slipping AC clutch, and gave enough detail as to how to remove the pulley, shims and reduce the gap (This clutch is basically a powerful magnet)...Sounded like it was worth a shot (versus around $600 for a new compressor w/clutch, and another $300+ for installation at a dealer). Bought this pulley removal kit from Amazon in mid-2012, took me less than 1.5 hrs to do the job. After about a year now, the AC works great!...A $60 solution vs. around $1000 (Hm, which one should I do?...Duh!) .... Bottom line: Consider doing this first before blowing a wad of cash on replacing a compressor/clutch when that may not be the problem at all...Who knows. May find this useful for other pulley-removal projects. If not, it more than paid for itself with the $ I saved using it just once.