cherokees that didn't come with a/c

My a/c compressor is making a weird noise and im thinking its a bearing that went bad. Since my a/c doesn't work and I dont care for it im just getting tired of the noise. I was wondering in Xj's that didn't come with a/c did they just use a shorter belt and skip that pulley? Or have a dumby pulley in that place?

They had a bypass pulley. You can buy them with the bracket at most any parts store. I believe they are made by dorman. HTH

here's another way to get rid of the ac....I'll be doing this soon.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=936552&highlight=alternator

I dont have AC. Mines a 2.5L, and theres no bracket for it . so i just use the shorter belt.

most auto stores stock the bypass pulley for the pre-97 XJ's with a 6 cyl. i couldnt find any stores, and even local dealers that had a 97-01 6cyl bypass pulley. i was gonna get one for a ZJ and make it fit, but eventually just caved in and got another compressor.

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brak said:

most auto stores stock the bypass pulley for the pre-97 XJ's with a 6 cyl. i couldnt find any stores, and even local dealers that had a 97-01 6cyl bypass pulley. i was gonna get one for a ZJ and make it fit, but eventually just caved in and got another compressor.

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Looks like I'm going to have to do the same thing - hit every parts store in town and searched Ebay, Google, etc and have no luck. I could be waist deep in pre-97 bypass pulleys if I wanted though!!

So, has anyone just bought a shorter belt and bypassed the A/C? From the looks of it, I'd get plenty of wrap on the alternator, but I'm worried about the water pump pulley. I also don't want to add any extra side force to the alternator pulley - not sure if that'd really be an issue or not - having the belt pull tight on just that one pulley whereas it use to pull on two.