A/C compressor serpentine belt

2010 CHEVROLET AVEO
215,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DANNYW54
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The A/C compressor clutch froze. Don't have the money for that repair at this time so I removed A/C compressor and bought the serpentine belt for (without A/C ) but it's still too long.
Any idea what the correct length belt would be? I've looked for compressor bypass pulley, but it seems they don't make one for this model.
Sep 30, 2021 at 2:05 PM
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SQM
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Hello,

Since the vehicles without the A/C from factory has different routing, the size is longer.

The best approach would be to use a string to route the way the belt should be and get the measurement that way. As the information on the belt size is not provided if the A/C was removed from an A/C equipped vehicle.

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

Please let me know of any questions.
Thank you.
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Sep 30, 2021 at 2:37 PM
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DANNYW54
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Hi there.

I had thought that using the string measurement would be the way to go but thought I'd ask in case I was missing something.

Thanks for your time.
Sep 30, 2021 at 3:11 PM
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SQM
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You are welcome. Let me know if you come across something else.
Sep 30, 2021 at 6:49 PM
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