AC bracket compatibility

So got an 88 Pioneer for 500 bucks( hit a deer, 4.0 ba10/5)and the fan clutch pulley is seized and will no longer spin, at all. Searching for this problem, it's apparent that it's not fixable, and the part in question (AC compressor bracket) is no longer manufactured or available. So no parts stores, dealers, or magicians cannot get a new one for me. So I'm stuck with junkyard parts. My question is, are the AC brackets all the same no matter the year? I know the compressor mounting bolts are different, but what about how the bracket mounts to the 4.0?
Will a 96+ bracket and compressor bolt up to the 88 Renix motor? hasta

the renix brackets are different. You could swap a 91-96 bracket, ubt you'd have to bring the later AC compressor too.

you CAN replace the fan bearing. It will come out. Install it with some green loctite, or drill the bracket and tap it for a set screw to keep the new one in.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1073406
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43081&page=3
part numbers and details in those threads.

Probably gonna go with the 90-96 bracket.
When the PO hit the deer, it looks like it actually pressed the shaft out the back,
Don't think the bracket is saveable.
Must've hit pretty hard


Oh well, I guess the side effect may be that my AC might actually work!

Just an update, pulled a bracket and compressor off a 96 ($100, and the oldest cherokee I could find around). The 96 bracket doesn't have the idler pulley mount, but I rerouted the serpentine belt, using a slightly shorter, 2465mm belt(and that's maybe 5-10mm too long).
Everything works, the old horse is running again!
If anyone else ever does this, make sure you keep the renix bolt that mounts the bracket to the alternator bracket, the newer bolt is slightly larger at the base of the head and will not work in the older mounting.

Thanks for the follow up!