single v belt

[joe cavalier sri]

hi going to be converting my sri to manual steering doing away with power steering so removing the power steering pump my c20xe engine is a 1990 with single v belt fitted what size belt would I need to use and what would the belt be off when I remove the pwer steering pump cheers

[ilovedmymantas]

Why would you want to do that ?

[Cavalier342]

Obviously so he can work out while driving

[joe cavalier sri]

Why would you want to do that ?

more feel of the road

[btcctroy]

Are there not 2 separate belts?
You set alternator at almost loose tension, get some string wrap it around the pulleys, Mark where it crosses then measure length. you then know size of belt

[planetc]

If it's a single belt it's not a v, it's a multi v. You might find that the tensioner won't work if you change the belt route by removing the ps pump.

[vauxtillidie]

i think troy is right, theres 2 seperate belts iirc so the bottom pulley takes 2 belts one to the alternator one to the pas pump so really you just remove the pump one of the belts and leave it as it was

this only applies to the early single v setup

[vauxtillidie]

[joe cavalier sri]

sorry its me beaing thick lol sound cheers lads

[joe cavalier sri]

will I get any warning lights on my dash ? if so how do I remove iiit or is it just a matter of removing the bulb lol

[btcctroy]

Warning light for what. A missing belt, I don't think Cavaliers have that facility

[joe cavalier sri]

Warning light for what. A missing belt, I don't think Cavaliers have that facility

I thought they have a warning light on dash for power steering ?

[Cavalier342]

Nope.

[joe cavalier sri]

Nope.

ok sound that's me going back in time to manual steering lol see how different it is from manual to power assisted

[Cavalier342]

Well I'm not the strongest of people but I tried to roll my V6 down the drive the other day with the engine off, and I could barely turn the wheel

As for feeling the road, I suspect you may be right, as it will be more mechanical rather than hydraulic. But you may put more pressure on the column.... At least that's what it feels like to me.

[joe cavalier sri]

Well I'm not the strongest of people but I tried to roll my V6 down the drive the other day with the engine off, and I could barely turn the wheel

As for feeling the road, I suspect you may be right, as it will be more mechanical rather than hydraulic. But you may put more pressure on the column.... At least that's what it feels like to me.

power steering is a luxuary how the hell we drive cars befor power steering lol

[planetc]

Ps racks are geared different from manual racks, much higher ratio. If you just take the belt off you'll find it a bitch to park.

[Cavalier342]

Well I'm not the strongest of people but I tried to roll my V6 down the drive the other day with the engine off, and I could barely turn the wheel

As for feeling the road, I suspect you may be right, as it will be more mechanical rather than hydraulic. But you may put more pressure on the column.... At least that's what it feels like to me.

power steering is a luxuary how the hell we drive cars befor power steering lol

I agree mate, but my first car, a 91 Colt 1.3, never even needed it as it didn't weigh anything.

With Cavaliers, maybe the basic 1.4 models didn't need it but anything above it definitely does!

[cavbec1994]

there is more feel but trust me my ps pump went it was a bugger to drive when parking of 3 point turns apart from that it was ok

[thegriffin]

We didn't have power assistance years ago.But then
we didn't have low profile tyres either !
Good luck when you need to get out of a tight
parking space.