What are you guys doing to completely remove your ac system from your car and keep the power steering? I have the lines all taken out but I am wondering it there is a way to loose the compressor and pullys and keep the power steering system. If so how do I work the belt arrangement without the ac and its pulley?

TIA
Brian

Wow. Can't say I've seen you in ages. Always loved that sig pic.

I've not done this, personally, but I'm pretty sure you can use a string to measure the length of belt you would need to go from the crank pulley to the PS pulley alone. Not sure if you're supposed to measure the length of the string altogether, but I think you get what I mean.

go to advance auto parts and just tell them you need a 5 ribbed 40" belt...they will go and grab it off the shelf with out hesitation....lol...

I’m not too worried about the belt. I’m just wondering how to get the right amount of tension on it because of the removal of the original tensioner.

Obviously I am running a belt from the udp to the ps pump pulley. How do I tension that belt???

Brian

I'm not looking at it but doesnt the pump have an bracket that allows you to move it towards and away from the radiator. Use a prybar to hold tension towards the radiator and tighten the bolts. I'll probably be out in the garage later, i'll see if theres anything to add.

Yes, it has a slide for the top bolt so that you can apply tension to the belt. I currently have this setup..(UDP and no AC). Like mentioned above just use a prybar and then tighten the bolts down, but make sure the tension is correct because too tight/loose will throw the belt, easier then when I had AC anyways.

If you have an UDP a 40 inch belt won't work, I believe that you need a 38 inch belt.