February 19, 200818 yr I was curious if the A/C unit is needed for proper belt tension. I did a search for similar, didn't find much. Was just wondering if I could remove the unit, and still get ideal belt tension, or would I have to run a newer,smaller belt in it's place?
February 19, 200818 yr I believe you'll need a new belt. Just check to make sure that your belt will route properly.
February 19, 200818 yr Author Johnson']I believe you'll need a new belt. Just check to make sure that your belt will route properly. That's what I expected. I can experiment easier since the engine is on a stand anyways. I just don't like a/c units, unless they are on a lifted rig, used as a tire compressor!
February 20, 200818 yr previous owner removed the AC from my 87 Rx, I can help with measurements, pics etc. Lemme know
February 20, 200818 yr You could also check out Rockauto.com. They have belts for cars that didn't come with A/C. Check them out, might be what you need!
February 20, 200818 yr You could also check out Rockauto.com. They have belts for cars that didn't come with A/C. Check them out, might be what you need! cars without A/C have the Alt in a different place....so a belt designed for one won't be quite what you're looking for if it's an inboard A/C unit (compressor between alt and PS pump), the stock belt will reach just fine. I'll have to look on the '86 tomorrow to see how the outboard A/C belts work....
February 20, 200818 yr I got an engine out of a JY that they took the A/c off of and I have manual steering so I had to find a smaller belt and make a bracket like the one in my pics.yes that is a socket extension plugging my PCV until I get a new PCV. :-p
February 20, 200818 yr Numbchux, Right on, I didn't know that. Sorry for the mistake then. Regardless, if you do find the length of the belt you need. They have the length of the belts they sell listed on the website, so maybe you could just find one by length then.
February 20, 200818 yr Author Right on. Yeah it's the inbound compressor, so I am sure everything will fit fine. I was also aware ya might need the extension to hold the alt in place correct. Yeah I have three EA82T's that are almost identical, and was planing on doing this with them all.
February 21, 200818 yr With the inboard A/C compressors, the alternator mount is part of the A/C compressor mount. At least, that's how I remember it being. You'll want to go to a junkyard and pull the alternator mounting brackets off of a car without A/C.
February 21, 200818 yr hey , my air conditioner pulley was raising hell so so i removed the belts, removed the pulley from the air conditioner compressor and figured i'd get a shorter belt and just run without the back belt. problem: the shaft that held the ac pulley blocked the new path of belt. my solution: took a hacksaw and sawed off shaft. got appropriate belt and actually feels stronger not using 2 belts to pull most of the same pulleys. Woulda been a lot easier if alt didn't bolt to the ac comp.
February 21, 200818 yr With the inboard A/C compressors, the alternator mount is part of the A/C compressor mount. At least, that's how I remember it being. You'll want to go to a junkyard and pull the alternator mounting brackets off of a car without A/C. Yes the Alt does bolt on the A/C bracket and if you cant find a non A/C car in the JY just make a bracket like in my pics.The only thing you need the A/C for ( if it dont work or you dont want it) is the belt adjustment for the alt and thats why I made that bracket.
February 21, 200818 yr hope to be able to post pics soon. since i modified it to 1 belt, i have cut or unbolted a lot of ac hoses and fittings so even though cant completely remove ac , was able to free up a lot of working room.
February 21, 200818 yr If you remove the A/C it takes like 10 pounds off your car. I also removed the A/C condenser and all the lines.
February 21, 200818 yr Yes the Alt does bolt on the A/C bracket and if you cant find a non A/C car in the JY just make a bracket like in my pics.The only thing you need the A/C for ( if it dont work or you dont want it) is the belt adjustment for the alt and thats why I made that bracket. don't need a custom bracket to remove the compressor on an inboard setup. stock bracket works fine. I'll try to dig up pics of either of my '88s engine bay....
February 21, 200818 yr http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/TomRhere/82%20BRAT/bratbelt2.jpg Pic of how alt was done on my '82 BRAT with EA-82 engine. Belt is a GoodYear 15411 Gatorback (11AV1030). Compressor bracket was still on engine, and I did manage to get a proper length bolt for the front most hole to better secure the upper bracket, some time after that pic was taken.
February 21, 200818 yr http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/TomRhere/82%20BRAT/bratbelt2.jpg Pic of how alt was done on my '82 BRAT with EA-82 engine. Belt is a GoodYear 15411 Gatorback (11AV1030). Compressor bracket was still on engine, and I did manage to get a proper length bolt for the front most hole to better secure the upper bracket, some time after that pic was taken. Where does the top bracket bolt to? under your aircleaner somewhere?
February 21, 200818 yr Just browse the junkyards here in CO. In fact, I may have an alternator bracket laying around. Plus, I think Shawn mentioned a huge box of brackets to me some time at CCR.
February 21, 200818 yr http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/TomRhere/82%20BRAT/bratbelt2.jpg Pic of how alt was done on my '82 BRAT with EA-82 engine. Belt is a GoodYear 15411 Gatorback (11AV1030). Compressor bracket was still on engine, and I did manage to get a proper length bolt for the front most hole to better secure the upper bracket, some time after that pic was taken. exactly. there's a bolt in the back that IIRC bolts to the intake mani. I ran like that (except with the power steering and stock belt) for about a year and a half
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