little...well, ok, major problem

[CyFi]

ok well i find my ac compressor to be extremely loose and wobbling around, get it looked at and it turns out 2 of the 3 bolts holding it in have broken off and left the ends in the engine block, the third one is jammed and screwed half way in. i find this to be extremely unsafe, if i were to drive on the freeway i would be scared it would break off and cause major damage. i need to know a solution if there is one to fixing this. is it easy to drill and tap holes myself? im fairly skilled. the estimate for this was 500$ because they would have to drop the whole engine out and then do it. is there a way to do it without dropping the engine, i think you can, but its just a very tight space. also the tube coming from the radiator is right smack in the way of the working area, what easy way is there to pull that off and get it out of the way without getting fluid everywhere? thanks for any help.

[Mister2.2]

I dont think I would want to do that without dropping the engine. Doing it while in the bay may be difficult, you're going to need to tap them straight. Is it possible to remove the compressor or are the bolts threaded part way through?

[Weasy2k]

that looks tough...a good way of at least being safe for a while is getting rid of the belt ot the a/c....

the compressor itself wont just fall off if ht ebolts are that long or else it would be doing you a favor so you can remove them afterwards

[aneimicwombat]

take the compressor off sence it doesn't work any way and go to autozone and get another belt to eliminate the a/c