If your vehicle does NOT have a Serpentine Belt, then check each belt, Power Steering Pump & Alternator, for slack (looseness) in the belts. If they are loose, find the bolt tentioner for that component, loosen, readjust Power Steering Pump and/or Alternator, and tighten it up. If your vehicle has a Serpentine Belt, then check it for cracks & splitting. It may be ready to fail on you. You'll probably have to take in to a mechanic and have them replace it. Good luck
Tighten your serpentine belt.
SOURCE: when i drive thru a puddle, the power steering
It's the main serpentine belt, it runs everything, and it needs to be replaced.
SOURCE: why does the serpenteen belt come off when i drive through water
This is one of theose questions that I had to research over and over again for the same problem I had. I had a 1998 voyager and a 1998 caravan ,same van right? The voyagers belts would always come off when I hit a puddle of water hard enough or a fair amount of snow. The caravan was fine never had a problem. What I found out by researhing the problem is that the bottom crank wheel is the problem. For some reason they used two different types for the caravan and voyager. the crank wheel on the caravan actually has deeper grooves on it so the belt does not slip off the wheel as easy. I had to replace the wheel with one from a caravan and it fixed the problem. Another solution is to make sure the plastic housing on the bottom of the engine (splash guard) is intact and is tight to keep the water out. If you have a spot where the water can spray up and hit the belt on the bottom wheel seal it so it cannot hit it anymore. Make sure your belt is tight with the correct amount of play and replace the tentioner if needed.
Best of luck
Joe
SOURCE: I replaced my altenator a week ago. Now my power
There are several possibilities.
1. power steering pump locked up or locking up (extremely low fluid could cause this)
2. a random pully could have locked up and caused the belt to break, resulting in a loss of power steering.
Hope this helps
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go to autozone.com it should show you or get a manual.bobg22
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Hi!!
Just apply some ENGINE DEGREASER on the belts and pulleys, rinse them with plain water, making sure the electrical components don't get wet. That will take care of your problem.
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