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Christ · 11-19-2008, 12:25 AM

Swapping belts is simple... my cousin could do it when he was strong enough to push on a 1/2" drive socket wrench. You have a single serpentine belt on your car, and if your engine ever came in another car w/o the A/C, but still had everything in the same place, then you can change the belt with relative ease.

BTW, since the A/C compressor is clutch driven, why not just disconnect the electrical connection at the A/C pump? That way you can still use the defrost, but not have to worry about your A/C pump being driven.

11-19-2008, 12:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	Swapping belts is simple... my cousin could do it when he was strong enough to push on a 1/2" drive socket wrench. You have a single serpentine belt on your car, and if your engine ever came in another car w/o the A/C, but still had everything in the same place, then you can change the belt with relative ease. BTW, since the A/C compressor is clutch driven, why not just disconnect the electrical connection at the A/C pump? That way you can still use the defrost, but not have to worry about your A/C pump being driven. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"