O-town VIII
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The power steering went away without a squeal or leakage or any thing? it just stopped. IT HAS FLUID. The car has always been twitchy at higher speeds ,but has always worked.
Power steering quit working?
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Markviiiedrea
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FOD might be in the system try flushing it. Is it clean? You might have a line pinched some where. How did it happen?
O-town VIII
LVC Member
I tried to flush it out , I pulled the cooler line to drain the reservoir & drained it . I started the car to see if the pump would push the rest out it would not drain or even growl like it was empty. I was pulling into my yard & needed to back up some,It just died. I think it has something to do with the variable -assist . I just don't to throw parts at it just to find the problem to be electrical ..Dave
O-town VIII
LVC Member
The pump failed, when I took off the belt the pulley & shaft came out of the pump. There were just no external signs of failure . But it's still at full assist with the new pump . dave.
O-town VIII
LVC Member
It's only 4 bolts! Plus I have a easy excess bumper ever since it got hung up on a tire stop in the parking lot
I was pissed because I had just replaced the grille about a month earlier & the bottom fasteners were broken
I was pissed because I had just replaced the grille about a month earlier & the bottom fasteners were brokenMoes8
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do you know how to test the variable assist,because i think mine is always at full assist,it is WAY too lite at highway speeds
unity
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The quick way is to pull the fuse and see if you notice a change, if not, its bad. It often gets stuck in the open position, meaning full fluid movement, which means full assist all the time. So there is no way to force less assist since it is stuck.