this past labor day weekend i drove my seven from NJ to VA to WV back to NJ...totalling a flawless 800 mile trip.

i brought my 7yo daughter with me on the trip and while she slept i turned off the radio and just listened to the engine humming while i drove at an average 85mph...man that went on for hours...and i enjoyed every minute...

each destination i checked the fluids levels and such...i noticed the ps pump dipstick was showing half way so i went to the store...bought some ps fluid and asked my cousin in VA to fill it to the line and not over...

well...when i get home i turn the wheel all the way to park her in reverse up my drive way and all the sudden the ps went...manual...with a loud whine...

this was 2 days ago...today i finally get some time to see whats doin'...and well...after pulling the belts out of the way i noticed the pulley popped off the pump :eek

i was able to easily pull out the pulley ... well...i can't put the pulley back in all the way...i even tried tapping it with a hammer and no budge...

so i wanted to see if anyone had any ideas on either fixing it or if anyone had one laying around since so many like to pull it out...

oh...and please don't tell me its better without...i like the ease of power steering...

 

I'm not sure how to fix yours since it's been quite a while since I've even looked at one, but I have one laying around somewhere you could have cheap.

 

lol i didn't know these had ps lol normally if the pulley's comming off its fucked got a good junkyard near by???

 

Well...thanx to HeffBoost I'll have another pump in the mail soon...

As for now, I pulled the pump out today and looked inside and little bits of metal shards was coming out :eek

I'm sure this pump has had it...anyways...I pulled the hoses out too...is it safe for me to drive it this way until i get the pump? I know some people loop the hoses together...but I already drained all the ps fluid out...will this cause any probs?

 

Who needs power steering on a sports car? After driving without power steering, I LOVE it much more than any car with power steering. You just get to feel whats going on with the car more.

 

Bizarro, now that your PS pump is broken wouldn't this be a great time to upgrade to manual steering?

 

yea seriously, convert it to manual.

 

Is this the little bastard?

 

Does this mean your not coming camping? Think of all the muscles you will build driving without the power steering!

John