No Power Steering!

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Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:33 pm

just put new rack (second hand) into 316i m40 and have no power steering,is my pump knackered as it was run as good as dry for 6 months??
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Brianmoooore
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:37 am

If the pump has run dry for six minutes it will be knackered!
The usual way is to remove the belt, if you disable the power steering.
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:53 pm

ok then that solves that then,so new pump should see it working
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