Removing The Power Steering Belt

[SargeRX8]

Ive been asking alot of questions and believe me I am grateful for all the support.

Well the AC belt in my car has been removed. I wasn't sure why but after close examination it looks like the pulley it was sitting on had broken. and rubbed the guide it sits on. So I pulled the pulley off my car, and also the belt. I noticed when taking it off my car that the power steering belt blocks the way of the AC belt...

It was easy to pull off from my old car because most of the shit obstructing the way is gone and I wasnt too fussed if something came off and wouldnt go back on. Now on the new car, I have no idea how to access it.

Are there any tips or tricks? Any advice? Do I just need to loosen the nut which applies the tension? My deep sockets wont reach it and let me connect the ratchet to twist em and theres no room to get a spanner in there. Do I need a really long deep socket? Argh frustrating fiddly shit.

[ZacZerbst]

You need to loosen the tensioner bolt and possible the bolt that goes Through the middle of the tentioner slightly so that it will move easier. As for the not being able to get anything onto the nut have you tried an extention between the socket and ratchet

[blind_elk]

My experience with the 32 is that it is easiest if you remove the IC piping from around the P/S pump to give clearer access to the adjusting bolt. Wouldn't be surprised if you need to do the same with the 33.

[doo doo]

Have you loosened the pivot bolt for the PS unit? From memory it's 14mm and it goes through the space in the pulley itself, so you might need to rotate the pulley to line it up.

[SargeRX8]

How on earth do you rotate it lol. I need to loosen that and the tension nut. I need a deeper deep socket

[SECURITY]

What he means is the holes in the actual pulley where the belt sits on is where you poke your socket through to loosen the pivot bolt. It may be a bit hard to move but at least you now know how to get it.

As for the tensioner, use a spanner.