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Date:         Tue, 24 Aug 2004 06:34:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Rule <manikmike@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Rule <manikmike@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: driving an unbelted, leaking power-steering rack
Comments: To: "David J. Bohannan" <david.bohannan@VERIZON.NET>
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David,

I'm hoping for Popeye forearms myself! That's the question I seem to be having trouble answering- if the rack can be driven with, after leaking, without causing steering problems- I've hauled around in a few vehicles with pump unbelted without any problem... thanks for the input! Cheers, Mike

--- "David J. Bohannan" <david.bohannan@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

> In my much poorer and less technically savvy days... > > I once drove a 78 Mercury Zephyr (aka Ford Fairmont) in that > condition...I had a bad leak and eventually the power steering > accessory > locked up completely shredding the belt off during driving... > > I drove it for the better part of a year or more without "lubricant". > I > think I may have dumped more power steering fluid in there thinking > it > might get into the rack...some probably did, but I don't know how > that > would/would not work on such a long run on the vanagon.... > > I developed quite a muscle in my arm from driving that > way...........................unpowered power steering really > stinks!!! > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf > Of Michael Rule > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:57 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: driving an unbelted, leaking power-steering rack > > Hi, > After an archive search, I've found differing opinions on whether it > is > safe to continue to drive with my badly leaking power-steering rack > after removing the belt. Even without the belt on, a lot of fluid is > still leaking out, so I am guessing it will continue to drain until > near > dry. Has anyone experienced hazards from driving with a "dry" > power-steering rack? Thank you for any thoughts. > Mike > 84-take-my-van-please-Westy > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. >

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