Trippysmurf

Hey so i have a bad A/C compressor pulley bearings it is looking like. With the cooler season hitting me i dont really need A/C. My question is if anyone here has ever had a cherokee(ZJ) and bypassed their A/C compressor with a new serpentine belt. If so what was the difference for sizes?

CherockeeXJ

How do you know the A/C compressor pulley bearing? What is it doing?

Trippysmurf

well some genius who had it before my brother went to take the a/c compressor pulley off with a hammer! You can see the perfect indent of a hammer as it slammed into my outer part of the pulley. I was debating doing a bypass but in my research late last night i decided i am going to go with an A/C bypass pulley till next summer

bigblue91601

I bought my serpentine belt at napa they have serpentine belts made to not include an ac compressor

Trippysmurf

well i wanna run a gatorback belt. plus someone told me that you can have some issues without the replacement pulley. the replacement is only 40 bucks so it aint like a big deal to buy one and use the belts i have now. once i get my gatorback i will have 2 spare then . ty tons for the info though guys

YEAHTOM

Do you know what size the belt is, or a pulley part number?

dave1123

As far as bypass pulleys are concerned, get a good one. Some of them are really crap and don't last long. I especially don't like the plastic ones with cheap bearings. I had one on my Chevy truck that was aluminum and bolted directly onto the compressor mount. I have no idea who made it because it was installed by the PO.