need some info about removing P/S
#51
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Originally posted by amp
had to send them mine as well...
as they had no cores available..
had to send them mine as well...
as they had no cores available..
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Originally Posted by Mdessouki
so how much fluid do I leave? I rotatated my wheel till lock in each dirrection to get it all out. was that a bad idea?
I kept mine full, then connected one end of the recirculation loop, filled it (holding a finger over the second hole) with fluid, connected it as quickly as possible (this is where four hands would come in handy), and then cleaned up the mess.
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Can you guys keep A/C when you remove p/s? Ive wanted to remove my p/s for some time now, but San Antonio is too ****** hot half the year for me to remove my a/c.
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Originally Posted by yodaddy
yes, you just have to buy a new belt since the old one will be too long.
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that's right, i forgot the power steering is the unit on top. you could probly run the belt over the old tension pully, but i don't know if that would have any adverse effects on your belt as far as wearing faster. or you could make a new tension pulley. why not keep the power steering if you're keeping the a/c? it doesn't really hurt anything, the only reasons i removed mine are beacasue i was getting rid of the a/c too and wanted to get rid of all of the unnecessary things in the engine bay, plus i am going with an electric water pump and alt relocation.
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i heard that you cannot do that because there would be no where for the pressure to go, if you put a loop in it then the prasseure can move back and forth from one side of the rack to the other as you turn the steering wheel.
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Originally Posted by yodaddy
that's right, i forgot the power steering is the unit on top. you could probly run the belt over the old tension pully, but i don't know if that would have any adverse effects on your belt as far as wearing faster. or you could make a new tension pulley. why not keep the power steering if you're keeping the a/c? it doesn't really hurt anything, the only reasons i removed mine are beacasue i was getting rid of the a/c too and wanted to get rid of all of the unnecessary things in the engine bay, plus i am going with an electric water pump and alt relocation.
THanks. Joe.
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About the FC steering rack, Doesn't the FD have more of a turning radius than the FC. I think the FC's is around 35 to 40 degrees. Im am not sure on that though, and don't know what the FD's specs are. I am just asking this because I have heard people complain about it not being enough on the FC's, but I have never heard anyone complain about the FD's.
#70
Originally Posted by 13Joe
Hi, can anyone clarify on this? Can i just buy a new belt, and loop the belt over the tension pulley? I cant eliminiate the AC where i am, and my PS leaks all the time. I've seen somewhere in the forum, a picture where the AC was removed but PS kept, and the shorter belt was loop-ed over the tension pulley.
THanks. Joe.
THanks. Joe.
Anybody? Or can i just swap the PS pulley with the tension pulley, and loop the belt over the "new" tension pulley?
Thanks
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You CAN't just swap the PS pulley because it has no spherical bearing, and you would be asking for problems.
I left the tension pulley and wrapped a 35.5" belt around A/C, idler, and crank.
Also, in my case, I have just capped the 2 main lines to the pump, not looped them. Steering doesn't feel abnormaly heavy. The biggest difference I noticed was when I took my HUGE batt. (~30+ lbs) out and put a new one in my cubby.
Best pic I've got..
I left the tension pulley and wrapped a 35.5" belt around A/C, idler, and crank.
Also, in my case, I have just capped the 2 main lines to the pump, not looped them. Steering doesn't feel abnormaly heavy. The biggest difference I noticed was when I took my HUGE batt. (~30+ lbs) out and put a new one in my cubby.
Best pic I've got..
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Originally Posted by rajeevx7
You CAN't just swap the PS pulley because it has no spherical bearing, and you would be asking for problems.
I left the tension pulley and wrapped a 35.5" belt around A/C, idler, and crank.
Also, in my case, I have just capped the 2 main lines to the pump, not looped them. Steering doesn't feel abnormaly heavy. The biggest difference I noticed was when I took my HUGE batt. (~30+ lbs) out and put a new one in my cubby.
Best pic I've got..
I left the tension pulley and wrapped a 35.5" belt around A/C, idler, and crank.
Also, in my case, I have just capped the 2 main lines to the pump, not looped them. Steering doesn't feel abnormaly heavy. The biggest difference I noticed was when I took my HUGE batt. (~30+ lbs) out and put a new one in my cubby.
Best pic I've got..
Do you have another way to post the image? I can't see any image, even if I cut-and-paste the url.
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Originally Posted by rajeevx7
You CAN't just swap the PS pulley because it has no spherical bearing, and you would be asking for problems.
I left the tension pulley and wrapped a 35.5" belt around A/C, idler, and crank.
Also, in my case, I have just capped the 2 main lines to the pump, not looped them. Steering doesn't feel abnormaly heavy. The biggest difference I noticed was when I took my HUGE batt. (~30+ lbs) out and put a new one in my cubby.
Best pic I've got..
I left the tension pulley and wrapped a 35.5" belt around A/C, idler, and crank.
Also, in my case, I have just capped the 2 main lines to the pump, not looped them. Steering doesn't feel abnormaly heavy. The biggest difference I noticed was when I took my HUGE batt. (~30+ lbs) out and put a new one in my cubby.
Best pic I've got..
Very nice & clean engine bay you got there btw...
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