Perhaps it was the compressor that froze up and not just the clutch
assembly. In that case the full evacuation procedure would be needed and
the dryer replaced too. Otherwise, I agree with you completely that the OP
was over charged.

Bob

"Oppie" > wrote in message
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> That sounds like they replaced the entire compressor and evacuated /
> recharged the system. I had a car that they tried to do that on me. I just
> bought a clutch assembly and replaced it myself. Worked very nicely.
>
> "Steph" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Fwiw, before I dumped my LW-200 the A/C clutch assembly went out.
>> It was a $1k+ repair.
>>
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