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Originally Posted by zman
I drive 2001 Toyota Echo, the engine has two serpentine belts.
One that serves water pump, alternator and A/C and another one which serves just power steering pump. I was thinking of taking that belt off.
1) My question is does anyone drive a car set up with power steering without the power steering pump running.
2) What would be the possible damage to the steering system.
3) And finally what could I save in power by unloading the engine from that accesory?
Please lets leave the safety aspects of that mod out of this discussion.
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