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| Car Problems? NG900 or old 9-3 Only If you're experiencing problems with your NG900 or 9-3, post your question in here. CEL Code or GTFO! |
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| 04-03-2015 08:42 AM | ||
| drewz airflow se | Short belt part number for advanced auto parts: 710K6 | |
| 01-19-2015 06:24 AM | ||
| Tap804 |
gm thinks they are cute just to talk to hear my self and let everyone hear me, if you have ac and wish to do the short belt mod da numba tis a 5060923, also is the chevy 5.3 main drive belt. so a 01 tahoe with a 5.3...  gm getting tricky and trying to save moneyyys |
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| 05-31-2014 04:54 AM | ||
| g96nt | well, that's your problem, right there! | |
| 05-30-2014 05:38 PM | ||
| vieka |
Hey everyone. Thanks to your detailed instructions I was able to do this by myself in about an hour and a half. I have a 2003 Saab 9-3 Conv. For the belt I used part Duralast 710K6 and for the Upper Idler Pulley I used part Duralast 231095. $40 together at Autozone. I didn't take the wheel off. But, I did jack up the car from some extra elbow room to fish for the belt. The tensioner was fine, released the tension to get the belt off, and then again to get it back on. Car is running great. No more noise, white smoke, or rubber smell. Originally I was only going to replace the belt but saw the idler pulley. Attached a pic. |
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| 11-10-2012 10:39 AM | ||
| Svenska94Aero | Can anyone tell me quickly, is the 2325mm belt the right short belt for a B234R? Need to bypass A/C on my Aero tomorrow. Thanks! | |
| 08-25-2012 01:55 PM | ||
| oct4th |
Hey guys. After a successful short belting on my '99 a few years back, about to do the same on my '01. The serpentine belt decided to eat itself a couple weekends ago. My question: I'm not positive that the AC is to blame. With no belt on the car right now I can spin all of the pulleys EXCEPT the AC. It won't spin at all. Should it spin? I'm going to short belt it just in case (fall is on it's way, right??) - but next summer I may throw the longer belt back on, just to see if the AC is really the issue. Anyways, anyone recall if the AC pulley should spin freely? Thanks! |
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| 07-25-2011 01:48 PM | ||
| fiveiron9688 | Now, what if I want to bypass my center idler on an NG900, but bring back the A/C? Can I just buy the 9-3 belt? | |
| 03-10-2011 05:53 PM | ||
| turbo900se | So does anyone have a diagram on how to run the new belt? I looked in the manual but couldn't find it. Also do you have to remove the center idle pulley also for this or just the ac? | |
| 12-30-2010 07:42 AM | ||
| WSW | I picked the 1815mm one, and its been holding up for quite a while now | |
| 12-30-2010 07:32 AM | ||
| fiveiron9688 | Well, I went with the 1805...seems fine right now, but the tensioner didn't go back as far as with the stock belt. So 1815 would be a safe choice I think. | |
| 12-27-2010 12:41 PM | ||
| fiveiron9688 |
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I'm bypassing my rattling A/C and the center idler pulley...but I'm wondering if my 1998 NG900 would be considered one of the "last ones" and have the 1815 mm length rather than 1805... |
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| 06-26-2010 03:45 PM | ||
| zef | This works on 9-5s too. 1816mm belt from O'Reilly's, bypassing both the A/C and the center idler. Thanks for the info in this thread. | |
| 05-31-2010 04:51 AM | ||
| seriks1 |
my 99 9-3 worked perfectly with a duralast belt from autozone 715k6 (71.5 inch 6 peak). Lots of parts folks don't know what the #s on belts mean. Also 5060715(gates) k060715 (goodyear/gatorback). For the 900s try 710k6, 5060710, k060710 (71 inch 6 peak). Somewhat related item ng900 with a/c minus center idler 960k6, 5060960, k060960. Same idea, 96 inch 6peak. You can use a 955 here, but it's tight. |
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| 05-28-2010 12:43 PM | ||
| IX III |
yeah so i'm pulling up an old one.... I have a 99 9-3, replaced the tensioner after i snapped it following the rebuild.. oops.  so does that leave me at 1805 or 1815? i have a 200mile road trip coming up and the ac compressor sounds like a rock tumbler. i'm going to pick up a spare to toss in the trunk for the inevitable roadside repair. thanks! |
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| 03-13-2010 08:40 PM | ||
| aireeca | Just an update from Tweek, but it looks like the last NG900s and early OG9-3s actually take a 1815 mm belt for the short belt/AC delete based on a larger diameter bit on the belt tensioner, I think. I'm sure he'll chime in if I'm wrong. I added that info to the first post. | |
| 11-19-2009 09:41 AM | ||
| '97 Saab SE Turbo | Ok, I see. For some reason, I thought that the belt from the PS pump came straight down and under the water pump pull instead of over the top of the water pump pulley. I already have the idler delete short belt mod, so I guess it wouldn't hurt to carry an AC compressor delete belt just in case. Thanks... Ron | |
| 11-19-2009 07:10 AM | ||
| JK |
You must be missing something, it isn't going to spin the water pump backwards... I think this diagram shows the routing sans A/C compressor, just the PS and O2 pumps. Correct me if I am wrong... http://www.eeuroparts.com/Main/Diagr...ng900belts.gif However It does show the center idler pulley which I think a lot of people just bypass as well. |
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| 11-19-2009 06:51 AM | ||
| '97 Saab SE Turbo | Hi, new poster here - not new to Saabs, just new to this forum. I'm curious about bypassing the AC compressor. It looks to me that if the AC compressor is bypassed, the serpentine belt still goes around the top of the PS pump pulley, then under the water pump and on to the crankshaft pulley. If this is correct, the water pump will spin in the opposite direction. Am I missing something here? TIA... Ron | |
| 09-09-2009 03:00 PM | ||
| oct4th |
Thanks for the speedy reply and the welcome! Only question: our compressor is actually working great - we had to bypass the pulley because the pulley bearings were starting to go and we didn't feel like spending a grand (at a shop) to replace the whole unit just to fix a stupid bearing. Is there any danger in killing the unit if we leave the fuse in? I'm hoping at some point we might work up the nerve to just try and replace the bearings ourselves, and I want that compressor still working when we get around to it! C |
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| 09-09-2009 02:52 PM | ||
| aireeca |
Looks like fuse J in the engine bay for the AC compressor. Although, I left it in, no big deal. Welcome to the site and glad we could be of some help! |
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