Can I bypass A/C compressor with a shorter belt?

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Aug 29, 2010 | 02:44 PM

stevo

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Can I bypass A/C compressor with a shorter belt?

I have a 98 cherokee sport with a straight 6. The compressor seized up and burnt the belt off. I can't afford a new one right now. Can I reroute with a shorter belt? If so, does anyone have a diagram or belt size for that?

Aug 29, 2010 | 02:45 PM

trans_am7935

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From: Glen Burnie, MD

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 H.O. K&N, Borla headers, custom down pipe, magnaflow hi-flo cat, flowmaster to turn down tip

just get a belt for a non ac equiped jeep cherokee 97-99

Aug 29, 2010 | 03:18 PM

claygrassmann

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From: eaton ohio

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just get a bypass pully cause the routing is different and i dont think that it will all work right, save the pain and get a bypass pully you can get it from autozone

Aug 29, 2010 | 03:21 PM

TopDog2007

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From: Blairsville, Georgia

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Autozone told me they only had a bypass pulley for the righthand drive Mail jeeps.....which mounts differently than the left hand drive engine.

Aug 29, 2010 | 03:37 PM

962dr

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From: albany, NY

Year: 1996

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Yeah, if anyone knows of a supplier that sells the bypass pully, please post. I've been looking for one for a year.

Aug 29, 2010 | 03:43 PM

claygrassmann

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From: eaton ohio

Year: 93

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AUTO ZONE!! the guys there that said right hand drive only must be idiots, i went right to my autozone store and got one granted they had to order it but that is where i got mine from.

and you must not have been looking to hard for your pulley over the last year cause they are all over google

http://www.google.com/products?q=jee...N&hl=en&tab=wf

Aug 29, 2010 | 09:54 PM

EMAXX620

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From: Southeast Michigan

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

Engine: i-6 4.0

when i got stranded up north due to my ac compressor seizing up, i called napa, autozone, and advanced auto. all of them said no such thing as a shorter belt to bypass AC and that you need an AC bypass pulley. Each of those stores said that it was a dealer only part and that i would need to call a jeep dealer. Of course the time was nearing 6pm on a sunday so the dealer was closed and all the auto stores were about to close also.

ended up finding an ac bypass pulley that autozone had that would MAYBE work. It only fit on the front 2 mounting holes where the ac compressor went and i had to shim it up with a lot of washers and also shim the pulley itself OUT so the belt wouldnt fly off of it. I still havent gotten around to fixing it the right way, but it got me home and i still drive on it. I do worry a bit because its just mounted by 2 bolts and the belt isnt exactly in line with where it should be haha.

in short... no bypass belt and you need an AC bypass pulley