Really Weird Power Steering Issue

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TheWolfman
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Post Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:28 am

So whilst trying to track down a parasitic drain on my battery, my not-so beautiful assistant accidently replaced one of the fuses (no 24) into the wrong place...into one of the non-functioning fuse slots.Then when I drove the vehicle ,the steering was completly off...no power steering and just very strange basically!I then wondered what was going on, noticed the fuse issue and put it back into its rightful place (fuse 24) and all was good again.

Now the thing that I don't understand is that Fuse 24 is actually for the Hazard lights and that the power steering is as far as I'm aware a fully mechanical system that doesn't have any electric components to it.Just some really strange coincidence?? :mad:
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martauto
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Post Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:00 pm

Very strange , as you say, its all mechanical 8O 8O

Welcome to the zone in the mean time , have a look around until someone can help you .

Mart.
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TheWolfman
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Post Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:04 pm

Thanks man,I was a member before but for some reason couldn't reactivate my account so just set up a new one.... :banana:

Yeah,I'm not really sure whats going on there TBH.Motor is a '84 320i Baur with a wee bit of a cough! :)
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