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Default Does steering lock up with faulty pump?

On Sat, 09 Nov 2019 14:47:03 -0500, micky
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Another PIpple's Court question:

Plaintiff says when he drove, the steering would lock up. One time he
used the word froze. Turned out he needed a pump. He didnt' say what
car he drove, but are there... what are some cars whose steering locks
up when the pump is broken?

I had a 1995 Chrysler Lebaron that I drove for about 2 years with no
power steering fluid and except at speeds under 5 or 10, it steered
fine. Maybe a little harder to turn but nothing approaching freezing.
Do others lock up?


Not exactly "lock up" but become "virtually impossible" to steer.
Loss of fluid is not quite as bad as a seized pump -when you try to
turn many power steering systems you need to force the fluid back
through the (bad) pump - with no fluid THAT effort is removed.