A/C belt bypass

Hi,

If the belt is broken, it has to be replaced. You indicated you don't have the money to get one. I'm not sure how to help. As far as the AC, is the pulley locked up?

I don't know if it will help, but here are the directions for replacing the belt. The attached pics correlate with the directions.

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2014 Dodge Avenger V6-3.6L
Serpentine Accessory Drive Belt - Installation
Vehicle Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories Drive Belt Service and Repair Removal and Replacement Serpentine Accessory Drive Belt - Installation
SERPENTINE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT - INSTALLATION
3.6L

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1. Check the condition of all pulleys.

CAUTION:
When installing the serpentine accessory drive belt, the belt MUST be routed correctly. If not, the engine may overheat due to the water pump rotating in the wrong direction.

2. Install new belt (7). Route the belt around all pulleys except the idler pulley (2). Rotate the tensioner arm (8) until it contacts its stop position. Route the belt (7) around the idler (2) and slowly let the tensioner (8) rotate into the belt. Make sure the belt (7) is seated onto all pulleys.

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3. With the drive belt installed, inspect the belt wear indicator. The gap between the tang and the housing stop ( measurement A ) must not exceed 24 mm (.94 inches).

4. Install the inner splash shield.

5. Install the wheel.

6. Lower vehicle.

7. Connect the negative battery.

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Let me know if this helps or if you have other questions.

Take care and God Bless,

Joe

Unfortunately the A/C was not an option meaning it came standard on all engines so there is only one belt.

The way to figure this out is you need to get a long piece of string and run it through the pulleys as shown below by skip the compressor. Then tighten this string while someone pulls the tensioner so that you take the slack out of it. Mark the string and then measure it. Most all parts stores can provide a belt with that measurement rather then trying to get one that fits the vehicle.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-serpentine-belt

If you have a little more flexibility then i would get a bypass pulley which just bolts in place of the compressor and you can run the stock belt.

I am attaching the needed info for this below. Sorry they don't provide an A/C delete belt but this will work if you are able to perform it. However, the bypass pulley is a much better way to go.