Power Steering Leak

Selsk · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 3:33 pm Post subject: Power Steering Leak

87 Vanagon GL

I had my Power Steering Rack replaced almost a year ago. The other day when I arrived home I noticed PS fluid gushing out from around the pump area. I want to take it to the shop so what do you recommend I do:

1. Top it up with PS fluid and get there as quick and strait as I can. My guy is like 12 miles away.

2. Tow it

3. I thought I remembered reading that I could just take off the belt from the PS pump. Does that belt affect anything else?

Thank you for your time.

djkeev · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Power Steering Leak

Take the belt off. It steers just fine without power steering.

I drove from Crater Lake Oregon to NJ without a belt, hardly missed it!

Dave
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Selsk · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Power Steering Leak

Cheers Dave. It looks easy to take off.

MarkWard · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: Power Steering Leak

I bought a pump reseal kit from Amazon. 3 in difficulty.


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