Heavy steering when wet
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Heavy steering when wet
Interesting problem I can't figure out so far.
Situation: 2 year old Napa reman. power steering pump. no leaks, seemingly no issues. Under regular conditions, including offroading, works well. During offroading when tires are in a REALLY tight spot it does make some screeching sounds when forcing to steer.
Problem is, I have now noticed when splashing around in a few inches of standing water, I get a few seconds of notchy and heavy steering. I don't see any way that the water could be going INTO anywhere that would cause the pump to work incorrectly from the inside.
So far, my best guess is that the belt coming to the pump is not tight enough and the water helps it slip under load... make sense to ya'll fine folk?
By hand inspection, I guess I CAN make the belt tighter.
thanks for your thoughts.
Situation: 2 year old Napa reman. power steering pump. no leaks, seemingly no issues. Under regular conditions, including offroading, works well. During offroading when tires are in a REALLY tight spot it does make some screeching sounds when forcing to steer.
Problem is, I have now noticed when splashing around in a few inches of standing water, I get a few seconds of notchy and heavy steering. I don't see any way that the water could be going INTO anywhere that would cause the pump to work incorrectly from the inside.
So far, my best guess is that the belt coming to the pump is not tight enough and the water helps it slip under load... make sense to ya'll fine folk?
By hand inspection, I guess I CAN make the belt tighter.
thanks for your thoughts.
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Here's the spec belt tension: http://web.archive.org/web/201207101...10onvehicl.pdf
Someone on this site got a Gates Kricket and liked it:
But if the belt is "close" to the right tension, it may just be worn out.
Someone on this site got a Gates Kricket and liked it:
But if the belt is "close" to the right tension, it may just be worn out.
Last edited by scope103; 03-07-2016 at 01:54 PM. Reason: fixed kricket link
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I recommend that tool. The thing I noticed on my A/C belt is it seemed tight up top, but when I got underneath to tighten it, it didn't look tight and after checking the tension it was not tight at all. Ended up adjusting the power steering belt also. The alternator was the only one that didn't need adjusting. Yup, a lot of belts!
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