if i drive without the belt for a prolonged period of time, will that damage the system?

i hate power steering for turning

 

you're gonna hate it even more once you take it out...

to answer your question: no you wont damage anything..i suggest removing th PS fluid

too ..it'll be alot easier to turn the steering wheel without it in there...

 

youre going to need a container for the ps fluid to go into the steering rack, unless u switch to a non ps rack. if you dont its going to be even harder to turn