Nasty275SS

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So, I spun about 4 or 5 donuts in my buddy's yard with my 2001 SS and then parked it right away and came back about 2 hours later and had no power steering at all, is my pump shot?

Grifter

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Check the belts, PS fluid, etc.

Tally TransAm

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pump is probably shot, happens pretty often after doing donuts

z28ss4me

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Ok, I'll bite. Why?

Nasty275SS

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Don't get to worried it was a nice level yard no ruts or ditches lol it wasnt that much of a disgrace to the camaro name!!

BLK02TA

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I'm guessing the rpms. Most of the burnout/donut videos I've seen is peeps bouncing the rev limiter look nooblettes.

But he could have thrown the belt.

Nasty275SS

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Well that just runs off the serpetine belt and the belt is on the pulley, but i kept it no higher than 3K rpm's so thats not really an issue.

Breaking Stuff

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3-4 years ago I broke the shaft on my power steering after a donut.

Ws6man2000

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the rack could have gone out happened to me.... i kept going through pumps and finally found out i had a bad rack

SpaZMaN

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I broke my PS pump last year after a bunch of doughnuts.

EarlSS

I broke the shaft on my powersteering pump after taching my car up and dropping the clutch. I was stumped to how the shaft broke. Anybody know why the pumps break after high revs?

z28ss4me

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Really, I mean I don't understand how the high rpms or the turning required for a donut would have a direct impact on the PS pump. It's not like donuts require as much turning as an autox course or something.

Nasty275SS

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I guess its not possible that it will just magically start working again, is it?

CranMaro99

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Same here.

Someone care to explain why doughnuts do this to our PS?

Nasty275SS

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It doesn't look all that bad to replace the pump either, or is it!!!

Beaflag VonRathburg

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My camaro broke a PS line after some donuts. I was having problems boiling the fluid when it would start to get hot. I think that's the reason for most of the donut related malfunctions.

raven_450

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The only time doing donuts would put extra stress on the PS pump is if you leave the wheel maxed to one side for the duration. Thats how i blew my first PS pump didnt hear the pump whine and then i drove home with no PS lol.

Grimes

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bingo. if you are holding the wheel locked to the left or right, it puts a lot of strain on the ps pump. if you are at idle, turn your wheel till it locks....you will hear the pump strain and *i think* a bypass valve try to release some pressure. now if you're doing donuts , think how much more stress there is on the pump

if you do donuts, don't hold the steering wheel all the way locked

mvvette97

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did the same thing on a 2001 Grand am GT

c0ncEpT

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A friend of mine blew out the pump on his 05 Ram after doing donuts with only 3,000 miles on the truck!