Yeah, it's clutch is going. I would just replace the compressor though since it's still using r-12 and I could upgrade it. Gonna see if it works first though.

Just as a heads up... When you start to get into that A/C stuff, it gets quite expensive. I was told at the stealership that if there were to do a conversion to the newer refrigerant, it would cost me $700 CAD. Definitely not a cheap thing to do.

You were about to get ripped my friend. No way it should cost that much for a straightforward conversion. Unless you had hardware that legitimately needed replacing they were going to charge you for replacing hardware that didn't really have to be replaced for that conversion.

New seals, new expansion valve, new receiver/dryer, new lines optional, and the necessary 134a and it's oil shouldn't be anywhere near what they were quoting you.

I recommend getting one of the newer compressors for the Aristo or another Toyota which were designed from the beginning for using 134a. You'll have better luck with it in the long run.

Well, all the a/c components minus the compressor were replaced in late 2005. Lines and all, it was evacced of r12 and filled to the brim with it. At the Toyota dealer(I have the receipt) they were charged 550 dollars. I figure I could even just replace the compressor after having it evacced, then replace fittings and use the kits they sell at the store. It says to change the compressor on the kits for best/good results. I could get a compressor for cheap hopefully.

Me and a friend got the car apart and back together today. Surprisingly enough, the fan was the major problem. Step one ended up taking us 90% of the time. The crank pulley just involved a very large metal pipe, and everything else including replacing the water pump went just fine. The fan clutch and old water pump are still connected with the pulley in between. They WILL NOT budge, no matter what it seems. The bolts are not only undone, but then removed. Not even a big hammer seems to be able to fix this problem. I will be getting another one on it tomorrow morning though, so it will be all better. The a/c belt is on, and I started the car to just make my self feel better since it was running, and the noise is pretty bad. I am not 100% if the a/c works either, will test more tomorrow when I can run the car for more than 30 seconds.

Crankshaft
 

i just came across the same stuff here dude
crankshaft