Scott Long said:If you have to change the waterpump and have the bracket between the power steering pump and the water pump, you can take a cut off wheel and cut it in half. Or get a ps pulley tool and remove the pulley. I threw it in the trash. I couldn't find any use for it other than to make a mechanic charge more labor, and add weight to slow down the car.
7birdslater said:Not to go too far off topic, but if im reading correctly above, cant you just take the whole accessory bracket loose from the head and move the whole thing forward and leave the pulley and power steering bracket alone? I did this job on a few LX 3.8's that were very similar and just did a 5.0 truck yesterday and just pulled the whole mount loose from the head, it moves quite a bit forward, enough to do the water pump. It has 3 bolts I think.
They are an essential part of any SC owner's tool set.Kevin Varnes said:The power steering pulley that you use to pull the pulley off is also used to reinstall it. You can rent one from AutoZone, but they aren't very expensive to buy and can be handy to have around.
S_Mazza said:I think the pulley shaft has internal threads which the puller threads into and pulls the pulley onto the shaft.