richard Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 My A/C compressor belt on my R50 went. I untangled it and drove home with no problems (3 km @ 80 km/h). Can I keep driving it without the belt or will that affect other things in the "system"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Yes you can but the a/c compressor engages when you turn your defrost on so you will lose that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Yes you can but the a/c compressor engages when you turn your defrost on so you will lose that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 ban adamzan for duplicate posts. Really you only NEED a belt on your alty and your water pump. LOL Power steering and AC are just nice things we like to have but they will not be harmed by not having belts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhardison Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I've never had a compressor go out on any car or truck I've owned nor have I ever had to charge the system. I'm a firm believer that the main reason is because I frequently use the compressor year round. Of course in the summer for A/C but also in the winter to help the defrost do a better job. Just think it keeps all the seals and bearings lubricated and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Agreed, it is best to use your AC, even briefly, every few weeks or so. As for running without the belt, other than the afore mentioned, no big deal. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Like MY1PATH said, you only NEED the alt and w/p turning with the crank. It's just nice to HAVE the a/c and p/s. They are more like creture comforts than necessitys depending on the person. Proably not the best over a long period of time if you plan to put a belt back on and use it again. The old leave it sit-goes to sh err...crap theory comes to play. Them bearings ain't moved in a while, they may not want to when woken back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thanks all. Was the difference between walking and driving to the parts store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 ban adamzan for duplicate posts. Really you only NEED a belt on your alty and your water pump. LOL Power steering and AC are just nice things we like to have but they will not be harmed by not having belts Oh, we need that power steering belt, mine snapped on my 88 and even strong arming the wheel I could barely turn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Oh, we need that power steering belt, mine snapped on my 88 and even strong arming the wheel I could barely turn it. I could turn it without power steering with the 235s but no way in hell with the 31s. I ran the first winter without an ac belt on my 95 because it snapped and wrapped itself around the fan on the way to a midterm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thanks all. Was the difference between walking and driving to the parts store. LOL, you could have told us it was a one time 3 mile trip type thing, here we go trying to save your AC for next summer... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 LOL, you could have told us it was a one time 3 mile trip type thing, here we go trying to save your AC for next summer... B Exactly... no, don't do the 3 mile up hill both ways in the snow trip. Mine went kaput winter before last, and I waited probably a good 2+ months to replace it. No biggie, but as has been said above, if you plan on keeping AC working good, its best to replace that belt and run it every once in a while to get things moving. Its not like we're worrying about power loss in a drag car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I've driven my 89 w/o the stering belt. the trick is to have the vehicle moving when you turn it and plot out the turns a little differant and the was with 31's. I belive there is a manual somewhere that says that if you don't use ac you should let it run un-interupted for at least 10 min once a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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