HeywoodFloyd
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300tdi converted 1987 90....
Recently, if I go through a fair bit of standing water, I get heavy steering. I figured the belt is getting wet, shouldn't be too much to be alarmed about, even if it hasn't really done this before.
The last week or so though, I'm now noticing the steering is getting quite heavy when stationary too on firm ground. Not always, but more times than not now.
It's fine when rolling, even just a small crawl and the steering comes back to life, but stationary its basically zero power steering sometimes.
There's no leaks, and plenty of steering fluid.
So, am I still looking at possibly a slipping belt causing this? Or is this now looking like something else? The UJs look ok, tried spraying some more grease on them, no difference.
Anything else I should take a look at or test?
Recently, if I go through a fair bit of standing water, I get heavy steering. I figured the belt is getting wet, shouldn't be too much to be alarmed about, even if it hasn't really done this before.
The last week or so though, I'm now noticing the steering is getting quite heavy when stationary too on firm ground. Not always, but more times than not now.
It's fine when rolling, even just a small crawl and the steering comes back to life, but stationary its basically zero power steering sometimes.
There's no leaks, and plenty of steering fluid.
So, am I still looking at possibly a slipping belt causing this? Or is this now looking like something else? The UJs look ok, tried spraying some more grease on them, no difference.
Anything else I should take a look at or test?
missed the 300 bit. In that case tensioner pully may be seized.
