I have the entire front end of my wagon off as I replace body parts and bumper following a wreck I was involved in (not my fault). I had to remove 2 A/C couples to get a damaged part off (no pressure and no fluids came out at all), and now I'm thinking about removing the whole A/C system. Aside from the V-belt set-up, are there other issues aside from simply taking off all parts related to the air conditioner?
Thanks,
Jim

if there's any coolant left in the system, which I doubt, it'd be best to have it safely extracted. I don't know if that's possible. Just the 'right thing' to do.

Past that, ideally, you will find a donor car that did not come with A/C, and get the brackets and bits that allow the P/S pump to be mounted lower.

Hard to find, but they are out there. I have an '84 that never had A/C.

Or just blow off P/S. my belt slipped off more than two years ago and I've been without power steering. it's not too bad. in some cases, I prefer it that way.
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