power steering's stopped

Evening Folks, I think I know the answer but if my power steering suddenly 'stops' ( it was a little low on fluid ) and there's now drop in revs when steering can I assume the pumps gone west or is there something else I should be checking.. Ta.

aston108 said:

Evening Folks, I think I know the answer but if my power steering suddenly 'stops' ( it was a little low on fluid ) and there's now drop in revs when steering can I assume the pumps gone west or is there something else I should be checking.. Ta.

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Your pump's gone - I had this on my wife's TDi 300. Easy quick fix. Bought the pump from Paddocks at about £45 plus 3+ltrs of pas fluid and the jobs done.

Her steering never felt so good afterwards.

will i do any damage to anything ( other than my arms ) driving it without power steering ?

so.. anyone know.. will i break something using the disco with a bust power steering pump ? ta

aston108 said:

so.. anyone know.. will i break something using the disco with a bust power steering pump ? ta

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You will be loading the top half of the steering system much, much more than normal, so there is a danger of something braking.

But the real danger will be the lack of immediate steering. What I mean is that when there is plenty of time and space to do the steering manoeuvres - no problem. But if something needs to happen quickly to avoid a crash, you could be in trouble.

I drove Wend's car when the pump went only for a day or so, and I felt like I was very nearly caught out a couple of times.

Seriously mate, don't do it, you might hurt yourself or perhaps an innocent bystander.

Your choice of course.......................................

yeah i drove it yesterday and it's no fun, was only a short distance on very very quiet counrty lanes but I wont be doing it again till its fixed..

aston108 said:

yeah i drove it yesterday and it's no fun, was only a short distance on very very quiet country lanes but I wont be doing it again till its fixed..

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That's a very wise decision - and to be honest once you have the new pump and fluid it's a max one hour job, very straightforward.

This is the one that I got and worked like a charm:
ANR2157 | PAS pump 300TDI

Good luck

morning folks, I've got a shiney new power steering pump to fit today but I've a couple of questions if i may. In the haynes manual it says I need to get under the car and have it on axle stands to remove the pump, do I really or can i do it all from above. Also I'd like to replace all the fluid in the system so how do I drain all the old stuff out ? ta muchly.

you dont need to ,once pulley is off ,undo 4 x 10mm headed bolts holding pump plate to aluminum housing and pull pump forward ,undo the 2 pipes , if you want to change oil ,put a rubber pipe on opened bleed nipple on box to drain tin and keep filling reservoir ,while someone rotates steering wheel ,your done when oil runs clean

aston108 said:

morning folks, I've got a shiney new power steering pump to fit today but I've a couple of questions if i may. In the haynes manual it says I need to get under the car and have it on axle stands to remove the pump, do I really or can i do it all from above. Also I'd like to replace all the fluid in the system so how do I drain all the old stuff out ? ta muchly.

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The way I replaced the fluid was, once the new pump was on and fully connected, I got a length of clear plastic pipe sufficiently long to go from the bleed nipple on top of the steering box to a container to catch the fluid.

I opened the bleed nipple and ensuring that the steering wheel was in the straight-ahead position, I started the engine. This pumps the oil out at a manageable rate - DO NOT TOUCH/MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WHILST DOING THIS.

I had pas fluid ready and kept topping up up the reservoir until I could see need fluid coming out the other end.

You will need approx 3.2ltrs of fluid to do this completely.

Good luck

Dave