NoCO2 -
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Originally Posted by NoCO2
Since you're removing a component from the serpentine belt, you would have to find a new belt that would fit the new pulley configuration once you've done it. How hard is it to find these custom length belts since they obviously aren't factory spec length. That's my only concern with removing the power steering from my Camry, that I won't be able to find a belt that will fit the new pulley setup. If I knew there was a supplier that could provide these special length belts, I would have already done it.
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I keep thinking that you could get a broken version of your PS pump from a junkyard, gut it, and turn it into the "extra pulley" you need to make your belt work. That doesn't get you (all of) the extra weight savings of removing the PS pump, but it insures that you would be able to use your stock belt.
Otherwise yes, you'd have to go on a quest for the "perfect belt".
CarloSW2