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  • Mar 30, 2010, 03:59 PM
    Sky4601
    Do I need a special tool to remove the belt off a '99 Ford Taurus?
    I can not get at it with a socket, to close to the fender wall, do I need a special tool to remove the belt. I am needing to change the power steering pump.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:04 PM
    Stratmando

    Is it 1 long Serpintine Belt and has a spot for a 1/2" Drive socket? That releases pressure on the tensioner?
    Or individual belts?
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:09 PM
    Sky4601

    Serpintine.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:12 PM
    Stratmando

    Do you have a place for a Half inch drive/extension and do you see a square hole near the tensioner?
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:27 PM
    Sky4601

    No hole and no place for a drive/extention to fit.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 05:10 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey

    On my 2000 Ford Taurus, with the 3.0L Duratec engine, I use a 15-inch breaker bar with a 1/2" x 3/8" adapter. It fits perfectly. If you have the Vulcan 3.0L OHV engine, try a 15mm box-end wrench on the idler pulley bolt. Many auto parts stores will lend you a serpentine belt wrench set, if necessary.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 05:16 PM
    Sky4601

    I got the socket, but with the A/C lines and insulation, along with the fender wall, I can not get the socket and wrench to go over the nut to use it. Make any sense?
  • Mar 30, 2010, 05:18 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey

    Can you get a box-end wrench over it?

    Once you install the new P/S Pump, refill the reservoir with Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF. The pump will be infinitely quieter and you likely will never need to replace it again. Plus, the steering is much better, particularly in winter.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 05:22 PM
    Sky4601

    You are the bomb as always, thanks Tx!

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