SIZE of serpentine belt with out ac compresor on 5.0

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SIZE of serpentine belt with out ac compresor on 5.0

January 15, 2007, 12:21:47 PM

hey guys i wanna take off my ac compressor and have everything else running. My question is what is the size of the serpentine belt for it , the engine is a 5.0 so . let me know thanks

SIZE of serpentine belt with out ac compresor on 5.0

Reply #1 – January 15, 2007, 12:30:29 PM

you can't do this without moving the power steering pump. if you try it without moving the p/s pump, the belt will rub itself. at the bottom of the tensioner. best to 1. get an a/c delete pulley. 2. move the power steering pump up. i believe there's a bracket or something for that, but i'm not 100% sure.

SIZE of serpentine belt with out ac compresor on 5.0

Reply #2 – January 15, 2007, 01:23:54 PM

Ford Racing makes a kit to relocate the power steering pump up where the a/c compressor was. The problem is, it's designed for a Mustang 5.0 so you MUST have the Mustang-style power steering pump bracket (1986-93). Also, March makes a kit to do roughly the same. They also make the a/c delete pulley kit. Again, with either March kit I believe you have to have the Mustang p/s bracket.

But once you do that...with the Ford Racing kit you should use around an 86" belt, IIRC.

SIZE of serpentine belt with out ac compresor on 5.0

Reply #3 – January 15, 2007, 01:52:57 PM

ok thanks alot guys

SIZE of serpentine belt with out ac compresor on 5.0

Reply #4 – January 15, 2007, 02:24:37 PM

Both the Ford kit and the March kit require you to use a Mustang power steering bracket. The advantage of the Ford kit is that it totally removes a pulley from the system where the March kit replaces the A/C compressor with another pulley. Dayco part# 5060875 works with the Ford kit.

SIZE of serpentine belt with out ac compresor on 5.0

Reply #5 – January 15, 2007, 02:50:34 PM

Ah, 87.5", thanks Pauly. I've had so ed many combinations under my hood that I can't remember what works with what.

Stock Cougar/T-Bird 5.0 belt with a/c, p/s and smog pump: 93"
Stock Mustang 5.0 belt with a/c, p/s and smog pump: 91.5"

That's all I remember LOL.