Belt A/C pulley bypass

STEVEN ANDHIS BUDDIES

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2002 ACURA MDX
V6
4WD
AUTOMATIC
200,000 MILES

A/C not working. I would like to bypass the A/C pulley with a new belt and avoid buying and installing a bypass pulley as Ill be replacing the A/C in the spring. Just need to know what size belt to buy to skip the A/C pulley without the trial and error 'string method'.

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KASEKENNY

MECHANIC
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Hi,

Unfortunately there is not a belt listed for no AC, there are a number of them. So you will need to measure and then go to the link below to find the correct belt. As you will see, there are some listed for different options and they measure from 43-47 inches.

Just route the string through as the belt would be routed and then just make it the end with a marker that way when you lay it out you can just measure between the marks.

When you are looking at it, just click on the info button for each and it will tell you the length.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/acura,2002,mdx,3.5l+v6,1382879,belt+drive,belt,8900

Let me know the measurement and I am happy to help look for one.