Another tech question for those more enlightened than i!
Am i right in thinking i could remove the air con pump from my TD6 and run the car without it on for a while? Obviously i'd have to isolate the electrical feed but is it ok to do? Also is it just a case of removing the 2 10mm bolts, the air con pipe from the top and the 10mm on the electrical feed?
The reason i ask is two fold, firstly as you might have seen in another post i have a coolant leak that i can't trace and its dripping from the air con pump/compressor. Hopefully removing it will lead me to the promised land!
Secondly, the bearings in my pump are knackered and i'd like to see if i can get in to the innards and replace these bearings and give it a refurb.

Any advice gratefully received.

Two things to be aware of, first you would need to properly purge the AC circuit of refrigerant before disconnecting any pipe work and the second is ensuring the AC pump drive belt does not also drive any other ancillary device e.g. Water pump, Power steering pump and or alternator. If it does the belt will be too long when your AC pump is off the car. Should've been old enough to know better...doh!
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It's a separate belt mate as there isn't one on there at the moment.

Then, once the system is purged of refrigerant, you should be good to go  Should've been old enough to know better...doh!
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Thank you for your advice squire. Much appreciated!!
I take it I'll have to get engineer to purge the system?

Quick Fit or some Halfords can do it & if you sweet talk them by promising them you'll get them to recharge your system, they may wave a charge. If neither of those options are nearby, then a mobile AC service is likely your best bet. Should've been old enough to know better...doh!
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Cheers for the advice B9er.

Your welcome Paul271, good luck in solving you leak conundrum  Should've been old enough to know better...doh!
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If you drive with the AC lines open, be sure to seal them properly (lots of duct tape, for instance). You do not want any additional moisture in your AC... 
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I'll double check meerbusch thank you.
Steve thanks for the heads up.

Nipped in to Halfords today and they de-gassed my Air con so i'll tackle removing it tomorrow! Should be fun!!

So far, so good hope it all continues in the same vein  Should've been old enough to know better...doh!
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Me too mate!! Took in to my Indy today and they agreed the pump needs to come out to find the leak.

Well it was a pretty straight forward process! Although there was one sphincter twitching moment when I went to start the Rangie after I'd finished and it wouldn't even turn over!!!
That's what happens when you remove the earth strap thats mounted on the air con pump and forget to bolt it up somewhere else!!!
One problem though is that I now have no climate controls what so ever.