heavey steering in deep water

hello folks! sorry not been in for a while but not had any probs. till now!
been doing quite a bit of green laneing lately an iv noticed that in water the streering goes very stiff for a few seconds after i have left the water,
not a problem till your about three inch from crashing into a stone wall
i think its because the power steering pulley is too smooth an the belt is slipping,
but it was a right sod to fit and very tight so dont want to take it off unless i have too.
is this normal when you get em wet an muddy or have i got a problem?
thanx
nick

the belt's slipping and not driving the steering pump properly. Water and mud will do this

thanx m8 but is there anythin i could do to stop it?

Wheres our resdent water crosser, griffydawg..... he'll help yur

nickh75 said:

thanx m8 but is there anythin i could do to stop it?

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be aware of it and drive accordingly!

Sirus said:

Wheres our resdent water crosser, griffydawg..... he'll help yur

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Dunt he crash inta walls?

yes perhaps i should slow down a bit but dunt that take the fun out of it all

nah you cant go fast when waters coming over the bonnet anyway

Sirus said:

Wheres our resdent water crosser, griffydawg..... he'll help yur

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Aww, dun't tell him this, he'll blame his crashing inter the wall on a slippy power steering belt rather than jest being a crap driverer!

what do ya mean crap driver cheeky bugger!
but i like your style keep up the insults i like it(-:

I get this too sometimes, but my battery light comes on as well. Happens even going slow through not very deep water, but sometimes I charge through a huge deep puddle and it's fine.

I guess the alternator belt also slips. Been meaning to see if I can do anything about it, but with no garage, I can't (be arsed to) do it until it stops raining...

nickh75 said:

hello folks! sorry not been in for a while but not had any probs. till now!
been doing quite a bit of green laneing lately an iv noticed that in water the streering goes very stiff for a few seconds after i have left the water,
not a problem till your about three inch from crashing into a stone wall
i think its because the power steering pulley is too smooth an the belt is slipping,
but it was a right sod to fit and very tight so dont want to take it off unless i have too.
is this normal when you get em wet an muddy or have i got a problem?
thanx
nick

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You could get some new pulleys made up and use a toothed belt like a timing belt. No big deal, and it won't slip.

CharlesY

CharlesY said:

You could get some new pulleys made up and use a toothed belt like a timing belt. No big deal, and it won't slip.

CharlesY

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I would add this .... Vee-Belts are very clever things, BUT, the belts have to match the pulleys or they will not grip properly. IF the pulleys and belt match, then the belt is dead straight as it approaches the pulley, and the belts feeds in deep. As soon as the belt reaches the pulley it "fits" deep into the groove and then the belt BENDS as it goes round with the pulley. As the belt bends, it gets FATTER on its sides. Bend one in your fingers - you can see it happen. This should really jam the belt to the pulley and give a strong drive, but only if belt tension is good = tight.

First failure is if the flat narrow bottom of the belt hits the bottom of either pulley. It WILL slip.

Second failure is if the angle of the belt or the width of the belt isn't exactly a match for either pulley.

Pick 'n Mix is no good for drive belts.

CharlesY

just one of those things mate, i just clutch mine and give it a rev and it grips again, i get both alt and power steering slip when exiting anything deep.

Speaking of deep water look at these two plonkers Okay- who's the U-boat Commander?

dayjar view

slob said:

dayjar view

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So are you saying you've been there and done that?

CharlesY

CharlesY said:

So are you saying you've been there and done that?

CharlesY

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no yar nfc, am saying i've seen that very same link posted by the very same person only a few mins before on another part of the forum

Aye well no NFC paid any attention to the furst post an I hates bin ignored.

ah paid it all due attention, or did yer want ah should PM yer when ave paid attention to yer posts