No this is an additional strut, just a straight bar with holes at each end that is an extra support for the power steering bracket. The bar is approximately 5 inches in length, say 3/4 inch wide, about 1/8 inch thick plate. The holes are near the ends, and I think it was bolted, one to the water pump and the other in the main (long) bolt that goes through the main power steering pump bracket (the swivel bolt). I don't think it maintains the power steering bracket distance (belt tension), but rather it stabilizes the whole assembly in the front. As the back of the bracket is braced firmly by the block, the front needs this extra strut. My power steering bracket was cracked, I rewelded it. I think this strut helps to maintain the front portion of the bracket firmly in place, the cracked bracket is likely why they used this strut in the first place.
I didn't take pics, but I bagged every components' hardware as I dissassembled, and this bar definitely goes on the power steering bracket, I'm just not sure which way, it appears to fit a couple ways, but my description above is the most obvious.
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