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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Hey Guys-
First want to thank all the contributors to the site. I have a 68 roadster that is good from far, and far from good. Most problems I come across I can find an answer to on the forum---this one is so simple, but I can't get my power steering pump loose enough to get the belt off. I loosened the two bolts on the mount, and the one on the slide--I even loosened one below on the back that probably has nothing to do with it. What am I missing. Thanks for the help.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Welcome to the forum.

The ONE time I messed with the pump and belt on my '77 I ended up just taking out the bolts so the whole pump hinged on only one remaining bolt.

It was partially for this that I switched to serpentine. Now my whole belt can come off in 15 seconds.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Welcome to the forum.

The ONE time I messed with the pump and belt on my '77 I ended up just taking out the bolts so the whole pump hinged on only one remaining bolt.

It was partially for this that I switched to serpentine. Now my whole belt can come off in 15 seconds.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Did the same thing-got the belt off. I will be going serpentine very soon-checked out old posts on the subject, hope I don't have clearance issues. Thanks again for the help.
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