Ac compressor seized, bypass it ?!?!

Maybe. Non OE belt applications are done all the time on vehicles that are removing AC, PS, changing alternator pulley sizes, adding under drive pulleys, etc.

One key will be 'line of sight'. IE can you install a belt that bypasses the AC and not have that belt interfere with any other component. A straightedge between the two involved pulley points on that side can help figure that out.

Measurement can be done with a tailor's tape measure. Follow the pattern the belt will need to fit, and the measurement will be very close.

Most folks find a parts house that will let them pick up 3-4 belts, all just slightly different in size, and try them on the vehicle (w/o running it) to find the perfect fit, and return the ones that don't.

Agree with others that repair is better if you can swing it, unless you know that you just don't care about AC, or finances dictate another solution for the short term. This situation wasn't much of an issue in pre serpentine belt days, but now it creates an un-drivable situation.

Hope whatever you choose works well for you.

 

HMM........Lost mine at 18,000 and 6 months out of warranty. Toyota Customer Care gave me the ol' it sucks to be you, thanks for choosing Toyota. Bought the gauges, pump and parts to switch it out. Needless to say that a Delphi compressor did not go back on the truck. I then promptly cut the defrost, AC control wire, no more problems.

 

Anyone who looses a compressor that isn't the clutch and just swaps it out is in for an expensive surprise when it grenades again. If it's just the clutch then great, but many times it's not. It's like breaking a rod or piston in an engine and replacing the broken parts and not even changing the oil after. Doing a compressor job the correct way is replacing the compressor, drier, expansion valve and evaporator if it can't be flushed. That's on top of the entire system getting flushed to get any remaining debris out of the lines. I worked at an auto a/c shop and the full job labor included shouldn't cost more than $1300-1400, more if going with an OEM compressor.