Same type scenario, '97 Malibu.
Compressor leads very inaccessible.
I found the compressor relay (in the wide open), pulled the relay, popped the top on it (not sealed or glued, just clips). Plugged it back in, made the contacts by finger, took right off.
My problem was the "High side" switch, can pressure wouldn't make it. But one little bump of the compressor and all is good.
Don't tell anybody, it leaks a can a year, shhhhhhh

Chuck