Discuss Re: What happens when power steering loses pressure? in the alt.autos.volvo forum at Car Dealer Forums; "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message news:13fala5aj03jfdb@news.supernews.com... >I have a 1992 240 wagon. Today I ...

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Old 09-23-2007, 02:42 AM
James Sweet
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Default Re: What happens when power steering loses pressure?


"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message
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>I have a 1992 240 wagon. Today I noticed that steering had become rather
>hard and after refilling the reservoir, realized that there appears to be a
>hole in the pressure line that runs in front of the steering gear - when
>the car runs, fluid sprays from it.
>
> When all the fluid is gone, will the effect just be that there's no power,
> but steering will still actually work? Can more damage be done to the
> car from this?
>



Yeah you'll ruin the pump fairly quickly. You should take the belt off until
you can get the line fixed.


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