My A/C compressor is making a horrible noise. I want to keep driving the car but don't care about A/C. Is there a way to get the power steering pump to run directly from the main pulley ? I have seen discussions on the topic here, but no details from anyone who has actually done this. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Sure, just go to a junkyard and get a bracket from a car that came without AC, in pre-'86 DL cars this was reasonably common so it shouldn't be too hard.
I believe IPD still sells an A/C bypass kit for early 240s.
Thanks James - power steering bracket ?
Yeah sorry, I should have been more specific.
As someone else mentioned, IPD does sell a little pully adapter to do this, but I prefer to change the bracket, makes for a more professional result.
Thanks for the info ... looks like an interesting kit and will solve my problem ... but will check the local junk yard first. Thanks again.
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