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HAS ANYONE DONE THIS?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:44 am
by vipfto
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....
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:16 am
by Bennoz
Yep, shorter belt is 6PK938. As opposed to the standard 6P1080.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:25 am
by vipfto
Awesome thanks a lot bennoz
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:17 pm
by unknownperson
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?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:01 pm
by Bennoz
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.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:14 am
by vipfto
Thanks for the info.....
I have not done it yet so prob will pull complete unit out
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:32 pm
by vipfto
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
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:08 pm
by I8A4RE
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
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:08 pm
by Bennoz
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.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:27 pm
by I8A4RE
^^^^^^cough cough alternator belt off first cough
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:29 am
by vipfto
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
