skyludeboy Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I got rid of the ac compressor unit a few days back and ran a shorted belt it all works but I can't get the aux belt damper back on as the belt is where the damper should go on, is it ok to run without the damper? Any one else have experience of this problem. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) It'll be fine without it. Merry Christmas. Edited December 25, 2011 by David P (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyludeboy Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 Thanks for that and merry Christmas to you too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 If you want to run the damper you only need to fab a small bracket and it will move out the way, bolt the damper on with only 1 bolt. move it till the belt misses it and then fab a small bracket to hold it in that position, Toyota didnt develop it for nothing !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 i run my car without a dampner, i think its purpose is to stop the belt coming off if you do a drag start, where sudden force is applied to the belt (from the crank pulley) ive not had any problems like this however. maybe you need big BHP for this to occure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 i run my car without a dampner, i think its purpose is to stop the belt coming off if you do a drag start, where sudden force is applied to the belt (from the crank pulley) ive not had any problems like this however. maybe you need big BHP for this to occure Nothing to do with drag starts, its the shock on the belt with gear changes, like I said im sure Toyota didnt spend £££ designing it for no reason, same as they didnt design it just in case someone thought about putting a single turbo on. ive lost a couple of belts on 6 speed cars with auto tensioners, maybe I change different !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahman Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Sorry all to bring this old post back up. When I baught my cat didn't have the aux damper kit nor a fan shroud. I installed both but had to cut out a bit of the fan shroud to clear the aux damper. I've been looking at examples of other fan shrouds they all look the same? And part nos same for auto and manual. I've been looking at pics they looks the same too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 You shouldn't have to do that. There is a dual aux. fan and single aux. fan variant of the fan shroud. But neither should cause any issues with the fitment of the damper. Another consideration would be whether or not your car has an aftermarket radiator? It may well be thicker causing the shroud to foul on the damper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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