I want to bypass the power steering?

Tiny
AARONJEFFREY34
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  • 2005 FORD TAURUS
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I want to reroute my belt on my car where it doesn't need power steering. Can anyone help me out?
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 3:48 PM

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Tiny
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First let's start with if you have the 2 valve engine or 4 valve. That means does it say SOHC or DOHC on the engine anywhere?

I am attaching all the possible belt diagrams. Basically we are going to have to get a customer belt but we need to know which engine you have.

Let me know and we can go from there. Thanks
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 4:00 PM
Tiny
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I am pretty sure it's the 2 valve.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 4:28 PM
Tiny
STEVE W.
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Before you try this you do know that the steering is going to be much harder correct? Has the pump failed or do you have a leak?
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 4:49 PM
Tiny
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The pulley broke off and the pump is out and yes I know.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 5:54 PM
Tiny
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Okay. As Steve said, this is probably not the best solution but you are going to have to take a string and route it through the pulleys as shown in the attachment. Then measure the string to get the length of the belt. Clearly you are going to want to compress the tensioner (have a helper do that) so that you don't get a belt that the tensioner cannot tighten.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 6:04 PM
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Okay, in that case you can make it a bit easier, since the belt you have isn't going to work you can use it instead of string. Cut it straight across, route it like the picture and be sure it clears everything. Then back the tensioner off and mark the belt where the cut end is. If you really want to get fancy you could use a couple screws to fasten the ends together where they overlap and test fit it. That would let you release the tensioner and check the final fit before you buy the replacement belt. However I would recommend replacing the pump as soon as practical. Even a salvage yard pump would be better than no pump.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AT 7:21 PM

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