HAS ANYONE DONE THIS?

Post by **vipfto** » Sat May 10, 2008 6:44 am

I'm going to replace my powersteer a/c belt but want to bypass the a/c (for more power) I will need a shorter belt of course so has anyone done this and do they remember what size belt it was?
I dont want to have to keep swapping belts until i get right one....

Post by **Bennoz** » Sat May 10, 2008 9:16 am

Yep, shorter belt is 6PK938. As opposed to the standard 6P1080.

Post by **vipfto** » Sat May 10, 2008 10:25 am

Awesome thanks a lot bennoz

unknownperson · Post by **unknownperson** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:17 pm

bipassing your aircon wont give you any noticeable increase of power will it?

when aircon is turned off doesnt the pully on aircon compressor just free spin without turning the compresser over?

Post by **Bennoz** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:01 pm

True, its only a minor gain. If your gonna do it thou & piss off the air con, the best gain you can get is by pulling the 10kg or air con related parts out of the car.

Post by **vipfto** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:14 am

Thanks for the info.....
I have not done it yet so prob will pull complete unit out

Post by **vipfto** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:32 pm

Ok had a look at the replacing of belt looks like a nasty job

How did you go about it bennoz? remove the p/s pully and fit that way?just looks very bloody awful and fiddly

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:08 pm

from memory theres just a tensioner at the bottom undo that and belt will slip off. You will however need to remove the alternator belt first

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:08 pm

Yeah, just loosen off the lower tensioner all the way. In order to loosen it, you need to loosen off the centre nut, then the lower adjusting nut. If you want you can remove the centre nut all the way & pulley will come off all together.

There are then 2 ways of setting it up. Both relate to the top setup pictured here.
If you remove the compressor pump all the way, you can setup just like the original picture - with the belt going round the tensioner. If you dont remove the compressor, you need to feed the belt straight back around after the ps pump & run it over the tensioner. You then need to adjust the tensioner right up to eliminate the slack. There is also another spot where you can mount the tensioner higher if you want.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:27 pm

^^^^^^cough cough alternator belt off first cough

Post by **vipfto** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:29 am

Ha ha I know how to take belts off no prob

Not a noob

prob was they gave me wrong size belt and there was no way it would fit around the tensioner but looked like a direct fit over around crank and powersteer pully I really did not want to remove these to make it fit