cyclist916 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Hello all. This is my first post here. I've been researching my car and have seen a lot of knowledgeable posts on here and I figured that I would tap you for some advice. I just bought the car a week ago and had it checked out by my mechanic. Among other things he said that the AC belt is fraying and needs to be replaced. I am looking at having a friend of mine do the belts and in the mean time want to make sure that it doesn't break and mess up everything else. In short, can I simply cut off the AC belt for now without doing any damage? Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Yes, you can just cut it and remove it. No problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 +1 it's a stand alone belt, nothing else is affected. make sure the frayed belt isn't caused by the crank pulley starting to separate. draw a line across the face of it and make sure that line stays solid and doesn't separate. or, if the belt is already damaged, the unevenness of the pulley is likely visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwick Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 (edited) Only ill-effect is the AC compressor over time might seize up or not work correctly next time if it stays put for a lengthy period. It might also get noisy. I'm running mine belt-less for the time being due to a noisy pulley. Running front defrost with heater won't have the benefit of acting like a dehumidifier, but I've yet to see my windows fog with front defrost on, unlike my 9-3 that has issues w/o the AC hooked up. Edited November 30, 2013 by Bushwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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