Mk1 Air Con Compressor Failure

[tOOlfOOl]

hi newbie here so if im going over old ground i appologise. i have a mk1 2000 reg tdi the air con pulley has seized solid,after searching old posts i read the pump can be removed and the air con bypassed.after removing the pump iv looked,scratched ,looked again and cannot see how this is possible(water pump impedes the belt line from crank to altenator pulleys)is this only possible on petrol varients?advice would be most welcome before i commit to a new/used air con pump .ty in advance

[tOOlfOOl]

ok...to make it easier,,,,,is the air con bypass only relevant to petrol galaxies and not possible on the diesel versions ? ty

[Amarok]

here is a drawing of the drive belt the air con compressor is middle right between the Alternator and the steering pump

 

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/Amarokuk/drivebelt.gif

 

if you remove the Aircon compressor it should run straight from the Alternator to the Steering pump. This is how I did it on mine (petrol VR6)

[tOOlfOOl]

thanks for the reply amrok,seems the bypass is petrol version specific only ,as my air con,altenator pulleys are not in line with the water/power steering pulleys.thanks again for ur swift response