Yes. There's only one belt and it does everything.
Remove the power steering pump hose. Remove the wiring harness from the power steering pump. Remove the power steering pump retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new power steering pump.
it is located on the rear of the power steering unit next to the two coolant hoses on the plastic water housing
What have to do replace the belts water pump power steering
On a 97 with the supercharged 3.8L the power steering pump is not mounted on the same bracket as the alternator. The Alternator bracket includes the belt tension arm and has two water lines running through it but the power steering pump is mounted below it on the back of the engine. Why are you pulling the pump?
No, you don't have to remove the power steering pump to remove water pump. You do have to loosen the 2 screws that hold the power steering pump and then move power steering pump about an inch or so, so you can have access to some of the screws that hold the water pump on.
The belt drives the power steering, water pump, and other things.
Yes. Oil and water do not mix.
Yes it can damage the bearing in the idler pulley, alternator, water pump, or power steering pump.
There are no coolant lines to a power steering system so the only two ways I can imagine water could get into it are from someone accidentaly putting water in the power steering fluid reservoir or a vehicle sitting idle for a long time with the cap off the reservoir and possibly no hood.
1. Your power steering won't work properly, because it requires hydraulic fluid. 2. You may cause corrosion in your power steering system.
No. The main serpentine belt controls the alternator, air conditioner compressor, and water pump, but the other belt only drives power steering. Since power steering is not critical to driving a small car, it's OK to wait until the belt completely wears out before replacing it unless the car is being driven by someone who would panic if they lost power steering.
remove the power steering pump