Hi 6 Gunn,
Take a look at the first attachment. This a standard chart on AC pressures. As you can see when the ambient temp is 70-80 you low side pressure should be about 45 PSI and high side should be about 2 1/2 times ambient temperature.
Clearly your pressures are not correct so this indicates the compressor is not functioning properly.
To answer your question, there is no way to know when any part will fail but on average 79,000 miles is on the low side of when they should be replaced but this is an average. Unfortunately, not all are going to last as long as expected.
If you are going to replace this yourself, just make sure you measure how much oil comes out of the compressor and add that back into the new one. Then you will need to vacuum the system with a pump and ensure there are no leaks and this will pull any moisture out. If you don't do this, the the moisture from opening the system will cause the new compressor to fail due to it rusting.
Let me know if you have any questions and we can go from there. Thanks
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