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Old 06-11-2007, 09:29 PM
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wellllll long story short i have a hole in my power steering return line, needless to say the system will not hold fluid. My question is will the ps pump get messed up if it is not pumping any fluid????? Ive allready ordered the line from gm and ive been driving w/o power steering for about a week (220 miles) thanks
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you will damage the pump with no lubrication...not sure how long it would take to kill it.
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yeah thats what i thought, i wonder if the pump is gonna be gone by the time i install the line! Im gonna try an install it tommorrow!!
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it's not just the amount of lubrication. you'll definitely fry something with air in the hydraulics. you're looking at quite a costly repair if you keep this up.




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