Power steering pump groaning
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Power steering pump groaning
I think my power steering pump is about to pack up for good. When I first start the car, it sounds and feels normal. However, after a good 20 minutes of driving it starts groaning like crazy at low speeds. I've checked the fluid level and it's fine. I think the pump is just nearly dead. Is it ok to simply remove, temporarily, the power steering belt and run the car without it until I buy a new pump?
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yep! eat your wheaties though. pump is actually really easy to rebuild
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I drove a 67 Mustang with an iron block V8 and no power steering for a year (and it was power rack to boot, so it was even more difficult) so I think I can handle a little Mazda with a 200lbs engine.
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the mustang i had was a 68, V8, headers, 4 speed, etc etc and the base FC ran circles around it! literally.
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Just got back from a test drive with the P/S unhooked. I have to say, these cars do not need power steering. I like the added weight below 20mph and above 20mph it feels roughly the same. I don't think I want to hook it back up. Is it ok to run the car like that indefinitely?
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Why is that necessary? Just to simplify the whole system? Is it ok to drive the car with the system still intact just without the belt on the pump? I probably will remove the pump and loop the lines, but I don't really have time to do that at the moment
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