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Is there a trick?
by
DieselBalz
on 15 Jan, 2012 08:47
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I had planned on doing a complete cooling system refresh with a new expansion tank, thermostat, flush, G11. I get the rad hose and wp hose off (the second being a mother F'er) and after its done draining I am looking at the thermostat housing, and it looks like I have to remove the power steering bracket/pump?
I tried a multitude of wobble head/skinny ratchet combinations, but I couldn't get to the bolts effectively. Do I gotta pull the PS bracket? Or is there a "trick" to it?
I said eff it and just did everything else, which worked out great. Odd seeing blue coolant.
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#1
by
CRSMP5
on 15 Jan, 2012 09:10
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pull the PS
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#2
by
lovinthedeez
on 15 Jan, 2012 09:25
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just don't unhook the lines and you''ll be fine
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#3
by
DieselBalz
on 15 Jan, 2012 10:03
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Now I am starting to understand why deleting it all together is so popular.
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#4
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 15 Jan, 2012 11:16
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Now I am starting to understand why deleting it all together is so popular.
i DO NOT run p/s or a/c for a reason.. changing my thermostat takes 10 mins including the coolant drain/refill..
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#5
by
mystery3
on 15 Jan, 2012 21:10
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Now I am starting to understand why deleting it all together is so popular.
i DO NOT run p/s or a/c for a reason.. changing my thermostat takes 10 mins including the coolant drain/refill..
This. But I believe the OP lives in florida so the a/c might be required equipment.
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#6
by
DieselBalz
on 16 Jan, 2012 07:02
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Yeah, deleting the AC is out of the questions, but can I delete the power steering without effecting the AC? I know I could go outside and figure this out on my own but I am being lazy. What belt spins the power steering? Is it connected to the AC?
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#7
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 16 Jan, 2012 10:24
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Yeah, deleting the AC is out of the questions, but can I delete the power steering without effecting the AC? I know I could go outside and figure this out on my own but I am being lazy. What belt spins the power steering? Is it connected to the AC?
on my 92, the power steering had its own pulleys and belt.. its run off a tiny belt, and tiny little 3" pulleys.
dont delete your power steering unless you have a manual rack to swap in..
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#8
by
burn_your_money
on 16 Jan, 2012 12:04
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On some cars the power steering pump belt drives the water pump. Make sure you know what style you have. You can cut and loop the lines together,but steering is pretty tough if you aren't moving. I drove like that for about a year or two before finally swapping in a manual rack. I made the mistake of not looping my lines and by the end of the year the rack was failing and would get stuck at full lock, which provided a few scary moments.
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#9
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 16 Jan, 2012 12:21
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On some cars the power steering pump belt drives the water pump. Make sure you know what style you have. You can cut and loop the lines together,but steering is pretty tough if you aren't moving. I drove like that for about a year or two before finally swapping in a manual rack. I made the mistake of not looping my lines and by the end of the year the rack was failing and would get stuck at full lock, which provided a few scary moments.
if i dont swap to a manual rack, im going to loop my lines and leave the fluid reservoir in the loop..
my rack doesnt leak, so i figure, why not? just leave the res in position, with fluid in it..
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#10
by
vanbcguy
on 19 Jan, 2012 09:34
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I drove Jezzie with no power steering for about a year. The one thing with the power rack is it has extra slop when it's unpowered. She was noticeably more sloppy when cornering without the power assist, even at highway speeds where the actual "assist" part doesn't matter so much.
That, and parking really really sucked. You also loose the ability to one-hand it at lower speeds.
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#11
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 19 Jan, 2012 16:33
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if i had the right pulleys to make everything work, i prolly would..
but this was a gasser car, and the pulleys i got dont even come close to lining up.
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#12
by
Baron VonZeppelin
on 21 Jan, 2012 22:04
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I am looking at the thermostat housing, and it looks like I have to remove the power steering bracket/pump?
Its not bad after you've done it 2 or 3 times and know the bolts.
One bolt is subjectively hidden on the pump adjustment - backside.
Helps to have clean components to work with ahead of time too.
All 3 of my Mk2 Jettas have PwrStr.
I switch Tstats and Fan Switches every Summer/Winter on them too.
I'll take the extra 20-30 minutes it adds to the exercise in return for the effortless parking lot manueverability.
