I was driving ok then powersteering went off just changed pully and pwerstering belt 2weeks ago. Car brakes got stiff aswell! I tryd 2start car and it wont start batterys good & alt 2 belts are on. My mechanic said timing belt broke but he needs the point 2 restart it properlly I dont have a ownersmanual ;(. Can he just replace the belt? Or is there a proper procedure it needs2 b done?
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you probably need to check your powersteering fluid. if it is low, try adding some, if it is full you need to replace the pump. Mine has went out in similar circumstances.
The only situation a snapped belt would have an effect on an auto-box, would be if it were driving a manual (non electric) radiator cooling fan, snapped, and were then unable to cool the radiator and autobox oil radiator. I doubt very much this is your setup though, so no. Your belts wouldn't have an effect on your gearbox. Your drive belts would typically drive any or all of the following:
1) Alternator 2) Power steering pump 3) Water pump 4) A.C. compressor
take the belt of and run the car without it for a few seconds if the noise has gone turn each pully by hand some times you can tell by turning then which one is goosed wigle them as well see if the bearings are ok usually it will be either the alternator bearings or the tensioner pully if it has one hope this helps ivan
look there is no spare parts for the powersteering bump but before any things you should check the powersteering bump belt if it ok or if it need to tension . other wise you have to change the bump
This just happened to us. While driving the Brake and Battery light went on. These signs do point to the alternator not charging. Eventually car wouldnt accelerate. What happened is that our alternator belt fell off. 5 hours after being towed belt was changed and we drove off... turn on the a/c and loud squeal! Turn off a/c and its gone. Back at the shop were told the a/c unit seized somewhere causing the alternator belt to snap while we were driving down the highway (Apparently they share a pulley or something.. still gotta look that up as soon as we get back home) Both lights went on because the alternator wasnt charging. Cant turn on a/c for the rest of the trip or were stranded for hours again. Check ur belts, pullies, a/c unit and test alternator.. hope this helps u guys
So is the Power Steering fluid level OK? did you drive it at all with the belt off? If so there is air in the system and it may work its way out. Or at the most have a Vacuum pump connected to the reservoir and the air evacuated out of the system.
which belt what is it driving powersteering? some times the tensioner pully is acessible from the bottom under the car or hidden at a not so easy place to get ur hands just follow belt and keep looking
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