power steering pump

[pete]

after 5 weeks without my car "having cambelt and several
other bits replaced including the clutch" i was driving home ,come to roundabout wanted to turn left car went straight on managed to stop with a foot to spare but the
other drivers where f/n pissed off garage says the pump
has gone could this be there fault any info about pump
and how it works also has anyone else had one go, the car
is BRAVO HGT 1998.

 

[Tom]

You can still turn the wheel with no power steering.

 

[rsmallwo]

its just fecking difficult

its just fecking difficult!!!

unless your built like some brick excrement device.

But it will turn, requires lots of muscle.....mind you when i did it i was at a stop, which is the most difficult point to turn it.

 

[alan]

Re: its just fecking difficult

when the battery was knackered on mine it died everytime you put the clutch down, you could still turn at roundabouts, it was just heavier, then dropped it into an appropriate gear and it fired up again. Quite challenging when you know if you stop you can't start the engine. lol

 

[Tom]

Re: its just fecking difficult

You lot are just wusses! My Bravo is the only car I have with PAS. If you want heavy steering try driving my van when its fully loaded.

A pint says the monkey who did the cambelt overtightened the PAS belt.

 

[Gspot]

Power steering pump

Mine power steering pump packed up a few weeks ago and aswell as the racket it made the steering was like like driving an artic!