Looking for both belts if affordable - Cars & Trucks

kirk the cheapest way is to look at a recycler's online website and find yourself a used compressor.
that way your belt will fit and when you can afford it you can pay someone to charge the system. used compressors run 30-60 dollars and most likely many will fit. if you are near an urban area there are usually many junk yards around but you have to look. if they have a website it will lead you to an interchange part number which will let you figure out what other cars have the same part. smaller yards may not have a website but if you have the interchange part number they cam most likely find you a replacement.

the tensioner usually requires a large appropriately sized metric open end wrench with an extender, such as a pipe, fitted over the end. put the wrench on the nut and lever it away from the belt. this will allow some slack.

if you dont want the a/c to work you can get a shorter belt that does'nt go around the a/c pulley, take a piece of string and wrap it arond only the pulleys you need and then measure the string for a belt length

If the A/C clutch is in fact seized, there isn't an easy fix. take the belt off and verify that indeed that pulley won't turn or turns with great difficulty. Since there is only one belt, you have to address the issue. Depending on the belt routing, you might be able to get a shorter belt and bypass that pulley.

The risk you run is having the belt break which can cause more extensive internal engine damage. You should at least have it looked at which can be done by a trusted mechanic. When you go in don't mention you can only do it if "it is going to break tomorrow". You should consider the cost of both scenarios. This should be a $400 or less to complete. Let me know if you need anything further.

you have no choice but 2 take off the first belt, then losen the pivet bolt allowing the pully 2 drop down then take the secondary belt off it is pretty easy once you get started on it

if everything works dont worry because everthing should run on 1 serpintine belt. and sometimes theres stacked pullys for servicing the auto

If you don't see an adjustment or tension pulley look at the alternator bracket and see if there is an adjustment bolt on it. If it is just a sliding bracket loosen the bolt on the bracket and slide the alternator in loosening the belt till it comes off.

check belt if its glazed replace it.. ck pulley and tensioner.. make nothing is in grooves

just rotate the belt in a clock wise direction

if you hear that type of noise u may have a broken timing belt, This car has what is called an interference engine, this means the piston and valves hit when the timing belt breaks, u will need to pull the cylinder head of course to fix the damaged valves, don't turn it (the eng) over anymore or u can break a piston. If u think you were lucky and the valves are ok the only way to check is to replace the belt and test the compression.