For all you sports fans following along at home, I got it fixed. I ended up just buying a new compressor and changing it and the condenser out. Wasn't about to pull the dash apart for the expansion valve since it was *most likely* just the clutch anyways. I'm out $250 for parts and $100 for...
Just got back from a reputable shop that confirmed my clutch is bad. They don't recommend replacing just the clutch since its just as much labor to replace the whole compressor (I guess you can't get the clutch off when its still in the car).
Since I didn't have catastrophic compressor...
Late bump to the thread.
I've run down the same issues and I've isolated it to the compressor clutch itself I believe. Running a jumper from the batt positive to the connection on the compressor yields no noise or movement so I'm of the impression that the clutch is bad. Is there not a way to...