ACE removal

[roverguy10]

Searched high and low. Outside the controversy behind removing it, anyone done it that can offer some advice or hints? I have the pump off the car and and taking the rest off and putting regular sway bars with end links I can disconnect when offroad.

 

[jafir]

There is a guy in the UK that posts on some of the boards that removed it from his:

http://www.lro.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=64460

 

[bullcrew]

That's what I'm thinking, remove and install front sway bar only with quick disconnects.

 

[roverguy10]

Do I need to install an idler pulley if I remove the pump completely? Mine broke and I've decided the hell with this system, it's the highest maintenance thing on the truck.

I keep finding conflicting info on different forums re the idler pulley

 

[KyleT]

IIRC yes, you need the idler pulley. or at least replace one with another of a different size.

 

[listerdiesel]

You don't need an idler to replace the ACE pump, you just change the belt, see below. You will need the last configuration.

The configurations are as follows:

All are for V8 Disco2, you don't have the TD5 (officially) in the USA:

Config A with everything fitted, belt number is ERR6896 (ignore item 10, that should not be on this drawing)

Config B with no aircon but with ACE, belt number is ERR6897 (item 7 should be with this drawing)

Config C with no ACE and no aircon, belt number is ERR6899:

Config D with no ACE but with aircon, belt number is ERR6898:

Hope that covers it.

Peter

 

[KyleT]

nm. thinking of the differnece in the sizes between teh idler by the tensioner and the other one.

 

[Roach]

FWIW, I used a belt for 4.6 non ace, drained some fluid out of the system, hooked the belt up w/o the ace pump in the loop, done. Will replace with sway bars at some point, but wheels fine. I don't understand why an idler pulley would need to be fitted in the ace pumps place?

 

[KyleT]

no, there is an idler on there already, not installing it. i was thinking that it needed to be swapped for a different size, but looks like it doesnt.

 

[FIVESPDDISCO]

Just a belt swap

 

[seventyfive]

Just get the non ace belt, then have ACE coded out of the SLABS. Sway bars are for streetcars.

 

[bullcrew]

Ace is getting disconnected tomorrow..... i could go longer arms on em but acing the ace means its not a factor anymore. The little horizontal ball joints are maxxed as it is on it.....