Must say, I think given the space you have there and the fact that you don't want to retain function.
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.definitely simpler in the long run to remove the pump and the front condenser rad.
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You would probably spend as long pulling the pulley off as you would just unbolting the lot and dropping it down.
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As it's a clutched pulley I can't see it just falling off once you've removed the faceplate bolts.
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