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Powersteering pump belt help
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:47 pm
by Msjm6747
I have had a squeeling power steering pump belt for a while and been meaning to change it ,
Tonight a rattle started and the squeeling became constant ,
The belt has now snapped and gone somewhere so I have no power steering
I'm going to get a new pump and belt and change the auxiliary belt whilst I'm there
Is the car safe to drive without the power steering belt ?
Does it run anything else ?
Any help is appreciated as I need to get to work tomorrow
Thanks in advance
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:54 pm
by W1ggz
hi i have a pump for sale ive just removed any good to you
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:02 pm
by GreenyUK
I wouldn't advise driving it. The steering is very very heavy. It's not like old cars or cars with PAS, they are made to work with out it.
A pas equipped car with out it become very heavy. And parking well hope you've had weetabix
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:04 pm
by W1ggz
i drive mine every day all about the guns @GreenyUK
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:07 pm
by wurlycorner
You won't do any damage driving it, so long as the fluid system is still intact. It will be bloody heavy though in comparison to what you're used to, so it could be dangerous in that sense.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:55 pm
by Msjm6747
W1ggz wrote:hi i have a pump for sale ive just removed any good to you
How much are you selling for posted ?
My post code is ln43dl .
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:57 pm
by Msjm6747
GreenyUK wrote:I wouldn't advise driving it. The steering is very very heavy. It's not like old cars or cars with PAS, they are made to work with out it.
A pas equipped car with out it become very heavy. And parking well hope you've had weetabix
Yeah it is very heavy which is a pain but I need to get to work, just wanted to make sure I'm not going to damage anything
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:06 pm
by W1ggz
im guessing theres no difference between 4th and 5thgen pumps someone should be able to confirm.
£35 delivered
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:05 pm
by Msjm6747
W1ggz wrote:im guessing theres no difference between 4th and 5thgen pumps someone should be able to confirm.
£35 delivered
it's okay now I think the noise was my aux pulley as this morning my aux belt jumped off, I removed the pulley and the key way is really worn and the key steel in the side of the block is broken :/
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:13 pm
by Hotrod-Aha
I drove my 5g without power steering for 3 days and it was the worst 3 days of my driving life, but it wont do any damage, the belt only drives the power steering pump and nothing else, the alternator is fed from the other aux belt.
It can be a bit of a pain to get th enew belt hooked around the crank pulley, but use a long screwdriver or similar to push it down between the pulley and the arch and you should be fine, remember to tension the pump to the same as it is now or it might slip / snap