Need a/c clutch coil removal help!

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Need a/c clutch coil removal help!

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Please forgive my double post, i am not getting any response from the Jeep forum i posted in.

Working on my daughter's (OK, i admit it, i paid for it) 2006 Jeep Liberty.

All the diy videos claim there is a second snap ring holding the coil in. Not on this one, or at least, not that i see.

The interior cavity surrounded by the coil after removing the clutch/pulley looks very different than those in the videos that usually have a fairly flat backing.

No snap rings that i understand, but the internal hub almost looks like some sort of socket might be used to remove it, or a small hole that can be seen in the second picture at about the 5:30 position (where the video second snap ring usually is) might be the answer.

Does anyone out there KNOW how to handle this?

Thank-You so very much for helping me!!!
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Re: Need a/c clutch coil removal help!

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If there is no snap ring, then your coil is pressed fit onto the aluminum snout. Use two screwdrivers to pry it off with a rocking back and forth motion. To re-install use an arbor press, or tap it into place with a ball-peen hammer and punch.
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Many, many, thanks! Looking forward to attacking it-
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Re: Need a/c clutch coil removal help!

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@ GMTECH - Thank-you very much, and i should of said so some time ago. All is working well now. I used a hammer and block of wood to firmly seat the coil.

I find it very weird that not one of the many resources i read & watched showed this to be a possibility - they all showed a second snap-ring.

As to the other forum i posted to, one specifically for Jeeps, still not one answer...
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