2004 Suburban blows 10a A/C fuse under hood

[Virginia Veg.]

If my 2004 suburban blows the 10amp A/C fuse, is there anything to check besides the clutch itself being shot? The 4 prong relay next to the fuse is good. The snowflake on the dash controller is on. I couldn't find any bad, shorted, or cracked wires leading to the compressor clutch. I heard some vehicles have a diode on the wire to the compressor clutch. Does a 2004 Suburban have a diode?

[SILVER SLED]

Try unplugging the compressor and see if it still blows the fuse.

[Virginia Veg.]

No it doesn't. You can unplug any one of: high side connector, low side connector, or compressor connector, and it wont blow fuse. I've kind of decided its the clutch magnet.

[Jsdirt]

Yeah, that's what it sounds like. Common failure for a coil of wire. It can easily short to ground with age.

[Brewtal66]

On 7/16/2016 at 4:56 PM, Virginia Veg. said:

No it doesn't. You can unplug any one of: high side connector, low side connector, or compressor connector, and it wont blow fuse. I've kind of decided its the clutch magnet.

I doubt you'll see this...but just out of hope, did you ever figure out what it was? Same exact issue on my '04 Burb, replaced AC clutch and still has the same issue. 

[txab]

Did you check the wiring for shorts?

[Daniel Walter]

My 2008 Chevy suburban keeps blowing the 10 Amp 

A/C compresser fuse what is my problem 

[Chopper steve]

I have a 2005 Chevy suburban 2 Wheel Dr. It keeps blowing the AC fuse.

[GMCustomerService]

23 hours ago, Chopper steve said:

I have a 2005 Chevy suburban 2 Wheel Dr. It keeps blowing the AC fuse.

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[clint45]

2004 5.3 AC fuse kept blowing when driving then found out only when I turned the wheel...  The harness runs next the steering linkage and rubbed through the insulation ground out on the knuckle as it turned...  electric tape and a zip tie to get it away from steering linkage fix it