Ac bypass
This xj is my DD and the AC compressor clutch pulley went out.. surprise surprise. I needed this fixed asap and the yards around charged $150 for a crap compressor and I wasn't going to dump in a reman compressor and system recharge right at the beginning of winter (spending all my cash on my project ride). This way I can replace the compressor clutch bearing at my leisure and hopefully this info can help out a few.
I searched and searched but couldn't find any definite answers on how to get a bypass pulley on a 1999 the same day so I bit the bullet and bought napa's:
BK 6601819 (zj 4.0 ac delete Idler pulley I believe)
I was expecting to have to mod it in some way because some of you guys had said the offset was incorrect. This was a true statement but to my surprise the pulley comes with a spacer that you can remove the pulley and place the spacer behind the bearing to achieve the exact correct offset. Of the 3 bolts that come with the kit 2 are too long you can cut them i just rigged my rig with two nuts as spacers, I know ghetto. The bracket bolt pattern is spot on for the compressor though and no mods needed here, I did install the 3 short sleves that the kits came with.
I have been running the setup for two weeks with no problems
To recap: BK 6601819 bolts up to a 99 ac compressor patter but has the incorrect pulley offset. The kit does come with a spacer for the correct offset so no modifications are needed for propper operation.
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This xj is my DD and the AC compressor clutch pulley went out.. surprise surprise. I needed this fixed asap and the yards around charged $150 for a crap compressor and I wasn't going to dump in a reman compressor and system recharge right at the beginning of winter (spending all my cash on my project ride). This way I can replace the compressor clutch bearing at my leisure and hopefully this info can help out a few.
I searched and searched but couldn't find any definite answers on how to get a bypass pulley on a 1999 the same day so I bit the bullet and bought napa's:
BK 6601819 (zj 4.0 ac delete Idler pulley I believe)
I was expecting to have to mod it in some way because some of you guys had said the offset was incorrect. This was a true statement but to my surprise the pulley comes with a spacer that you can remove the pulley and place the spacer behind the bearing to achieve the exact correct offset. Of the 3 bolts that come with the kit 2 are too long you can cut them i just rigged my rig with two nuts as spacers, I know ghetto. The bracket bolt pattern is spot on for the compressor though and no mods needed here, I did install the 3 short sleves that the kits came with.
I have been running the setup for two weeks with no problems
To recap: BK 6601819 bolts up to a 99 ac compressor patter but has the incorrect pulley offset. The kit does come with a spacer for the correct offset so no modifications are needed for propper operation.
Pics:
One
Two
