Cup racer manual steering issues

[16v_paddy]

Got myself a renaultsport idler pulley to get rid of the power steering, came to fit it to my engine & I can't work out how it's supposed to fit

From what I can see, it will bolt onto the block fine but only if I get rid of the big bracket that the tensioner pulley, PAS pump & alternator all bolt to, so what am I doing wrong? Have I got the wrong parts or do I need some other parts?

I just assumed that the RS pulley went in place of the PAS pump & it was job done and use the standard belt.

Has anyone with a cup car got any pics of how it's all supposed to go together?

[summeh]

nope you do away with the "big main bracket and tensioner gubbins".

Basically all you will need are the following 2 parts:

alternator adjuster, has a sliding mech, and the top bracket that the alternator pivots on.

You do away with PS, idler, tensioner. and are just left with the alternator.

So basically the belt only goes around 3 pulleys (crank, water pump and alt).

[summeh]

like this:

[speed]

i think paddy is on about the pully that replaces the ps pump so a std belt can be used? justin has one iirc

[16v_paddy]

i think paddy is on about the pully that replaces the ps pump so a std belt can be used? justin has one iirc

Correct.

So I'll need the 2 bracket things for the alternator then? Where from & how much

[speed]

iirc no you dont use the brackets as you have the idler pully,

[speed]

stolen from justins project thread

[16v_paddy]

iirc no you dont use the brackets as you have the idler pully,

I think I do need the brackets as there's nothing to bolt the alternator to as I'll be binning the big bracket that the PAS pump, alternator & tensioner are attached to

[speed]

if you do that you dont need the pulley. the pulley swaps places with the ps pump, everything else stays, like justins pic

[summeh]

why would you want to spend extra money on an idler pulley that replaces the ps pump when you can just use the brackets as indicated, and a shorter belt?

The end result will be a few weight kg saving, and best of all an engine bay with a lot more room in it, so filter changes are a doddle.

The brackets in the pic above can be had from a scrap yard for 20quid max. I got mine for just a few quid from a scrap yard, but it does depend where you go and which way the wind is blowing.