Questions & Answers for: how to put shorter belts on car

...my bearing is burned up on my ac unit. how do i put on the belt so it can bypass the unit. you just need to find a shorter belt and just not put it around the ac pump. i dont think this is ...

...the a/c system- then all your work is underneath. they may sell a bypass pully to put in place of the compressor- but i dont beleive you can just put a shorter belt on. hope this helps and good ...

...put a shorter belt on and bypass AC all together. Can you tell me how sure ask a parts supply store for abelt and diagram for a car without ac better to do is replace the ac unit, i know its going to ...

...put the belt on. And a diagrame to see how it goes on.Regards James. Here is a link to a Dayco PDF file that will have a belt diagram for you. Find you car on the main page, fine the number to the ...

...put on that bypasses the a/c and a routing diagram that shows how to route the new belt? I know they have to make a shorter belt that I could replace the original belt with, don't they? An auto ...

you would have to try to measure.On the rare occasions when a vehicle comes without ac, the factory puts a dummy pulley in the place of the compressor.  I think all Saturn Vue cars had ac.You say

...put serpitine belt back with out connecting ac If you are trying to bypass the AC pump or you are installing the belt on a non AC equipped model you will need to get the correct belt for the models ...

put on a belt bypassing that compressor. Well, maybe so, maybe no. I have tried this many times. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. You problem will be in the routing and the clearances. You will need

...put a shorter belt on and bypass the ac? if so how would i roue he new belt and what size should i use Yes but there may be a pulley you have to remove to make it work. a standard non ac belt should ...

just need the shorter belt to drive whatever other accessories are involved. However, it may be difficult if there isn't an adjusting bolt somewhere on the remaining pulleys to put tension on the belt