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Drove through a puddle, steering froze up!




Jason wrote:
> you most likely got water on the power steering belt making it slip. 
Or you could be in Canadia on an ordinary July day and it is ice.  :-)
(Just hang on, it melts in August.)

Chris
> that happens a bit because the belt is so low.
> the newer cars have splash guards covering the power steering area for this
> very reason :) 
> 
> On 7/8/06, Craig Steiner <steiner_ca@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I drove through a rather large puddle the other day, slowly of course, 
>> and
>> suddenly my steering froze up.  By "froze up"  I mean that I was in a 
>> turn
>> when it happened and had much difficulty turning the wheel back to
>> continue
>> straight ahead at the completion of the turn.  What would have caused
>> this?
>> The water wasn't too deep, maybe 2-3 inches.  As soon as I was out of the
>> water, normal steering resumed.  No noises, flickering lights or other
>> symptoms present.  Speed at the time was approx. 20 - 25 mph.
>>
>> Craig
>> '88 Alpine White 16V
>>
>>
>>
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