Power steering ...comes and goes
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Power steering ...comes and goes
90 Civic Sedan, all factory w/ 291k.
Two weeks ago I turned into a parking spot, heard a squeeking noise, really cold outside. On the drive home nothing. The weather has been really funky in Seattle lately, so I though maybe the outside temp was doing something. Next day the power steering wasn't working all the time. Literally comes and goes in the middle of turns. I don't have cash to fix it, as I just dumped $800+ into our Odyssey's tune up.
Can I just cut the power steering belt?...without it hurting anything.
Two weeks ago I turned into a parking spot, heard a squeeking noise, really cold outside. On the drive home nothing. The weather has been really funky in Seattle lately, so I though maybe the outside temp was doing something. Next day the power steering wasn't working all the time. Literally comes and goes in the middle of turns. I don't have cash to fix it, as I just dumped $800+ into our Odyssey's tune up.
Can I just cut the power steering belt?...without it hurting anything.
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Thanks for the wake up call. I'll check it first thing when I get to the park&ride today...with daylight. :-)
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well the first thing that u have to do is check the fluid and check for any leaks if u find any leak u gona have to replace the part that is leaking or u can take the belt of and drive like that but that steering wheel is gona be kind of stiff while u turning soo just fix it
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Fluid level is fine. Don't leave any drip marks when I pull outta my parking space. Problem happens less often when the car is warm.
Don't care about the heavy steering. You'd actually have a better feel for the car. My CRX and 93 CX never had PS, and I loved those cars. Even my 90 Accord lost PS. It was heavy, but about the same as my friends 97 DX HB.
If I can get outta work with the sunshining one day this week, I'm just gonna cut the belt. It feels to be at a replacement stage, so I'm assuming it's slipping...causing the fade in/out of PS.
Don't care about the heavy steering. You'd actually have a better feel for the car. My CRX and 93 CX never had PS, and I loved those cars. Even my 90 Accord lost PS. It was heavy, but about the same as my friends 97 DX HB.
If I can get outta work with the sunshining one day this week, I'm just gonna cut the belt. It feels to be at a replacement stage, so I'm assuming it's slipping...causing the fade in/out of PS.
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I'll rip out the rest of the PS system when I have the time. I assume weight loss to be around 5-10 pounds. Noticable in a small Civic.
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