Re: 01 Ram serpantine belt??
[Re: BigTerry]
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03/18/13 08:54 AM
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is this a 5.2/5.9? or 4.7? I don't remember when they ditched the 5.2
if you have a 4.7 I can't help, because I have no clue.
if you have a 5.9, then yes, you can "short belt" it and bypass the AC. however, it's not as simple as just buying a non-AC belt. For some reason, dodge changed the position of the idle pulley between the AC and non-AC brackets, and the factory non-AC belt won't work, but there is a belt that does work (I just don't remember the length off the top of my head)
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Re: 01 Ram serpantine belt??
[Re: 76dodgeboy]
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03/18/13 01:53 PM
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The diagrams Im finding show the belt just by passes the compressor
Yes, it just bypasses the A/C pulley, but trust me on this, you cannot take a non-AC belt, and put it on an engine with the A/C bracket, and expect it to work, because the location of the idle pulley between the alternator and the A/C pump is ever so slightly different between the 2 trucks, and it will not work unless you remove the Alternator/AC bracket, and replace it with the factory non-AC alternator bracket.
there IS a belt that will do what you want, but it is NOT the factory non-AC belt that the parts monkeys will look up by year/make/model/engine in their computer.
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Re: 01 Ram serpantine belt??
[Re: 70Cuda383]
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03/18/13 02:43 PM
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I used a Dayco 5060900 belt and bypassed the A/C. It is one rib short so you have to make sure all the pullies have the same rib exposed. This is what my local Advanced Auto had in stock when I needed it, thus why its 6 rib instead of the normal chrysler 7.
Buying a normal Non A/C belt is WAAYY to short. Also, getting a belt that will put the tensioner in the middle of its travel is also important.
Outcast Dodge guy.
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Re: 01 Ram serpantine belt??
[Re: 76dodgeboy]
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03/19/13 12:47 PM
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so the 884K7 was the factory non-AC length belt?
sorry. I couldn't remember the right belt off the top of my head, and that guy posted "884k7 works" I thought he meant that was the right belt for bypassing the AC compressor.
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