V70: - Drive belt replacement

tr1ckey · Oct 28th, 2015, 15:21

My Serpentine drive belt snapped due to the A/C pump seizing. Is it possible to use a new drive belt for a car without A/C to bypass the faulty A/C pump?, as my Volvo V70 petrol is 16 years old and I don't think it is worth replacing the pump.

martin_r_smith · Oct 28th, 2015, 21:13

Certainly is. Just take the actuator pump off and chuck it in the bin, fit the shorter belt and voila!

Cliff Patch · Oct 29th, 2015, 08:56

If the A/C compressor seized, the clutch should still allow the pulley to turn. Is it worth isolating the clutch electrical supply to prevent the clutch locking and the same problem recurring ? My compressor was seized and I didn't know until a re gas which stopped the engine when the A/C cut in. The gas was then just recovered, ( as it should be ), and I ran the car without A/C with no problems.

Oct 28th, 2015, 15:21	#1
tr1ckey New Member Last Online: Aug 8th, 2017 12:42 Join Date: May 2013 Location: salisbury	Drive belt replacement My Serpentine drive belt snapped due to the A/C pump seizing. Is it possible to use a new drive belt for a car without A/C to bypass the faulty A/C pump?, as my Volvo V70 petrol is 16 years old and I don't think it is worth replacing the pump. Last edited by tr1ckey; Oct 28th, 2015 at 17:43.

Oct 28th, 2015, 21:13	#2
martin_r_smith Premier Member Last Online: May 10th, 2022 21:01 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wiltshire	Certainly is. Just take the actuator pump off and chuck it in the bin, fit the shorter belt and voila! __________________ 1983 244

Oct 29th, 2015, 08:56	#3
Cliff Patch Member Last Online: Jun 11th, 2021 21:30 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Daventry	If the A/C compressor seized, the clutch should still allow the pulley to turn. Is it worth isolating the clutch electrical supply to prevent the clutch locking and the same problem recurring ? My compressor was seized and I didn't know until a re gas which stopped the engine when the A/C cut in. The gas was then just recovered, ( as it should be ), and I ran the car without A/C with no problems.

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