In a message dated 12/20/00 6:42:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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Matt:
This idea would kind of be a pain in the butt. But if you would like to get a
feel for what it would be like to drive your Sentra with out any power
steering, just remove the power steering belt and take the car for a short
test drive and this would give you some kind of a idea what it would be like
to drive the car with out power steering. I would tend to think the steering
would be some what harder that a Sentra equiped with regular manuel steering
as your rack and pinon is set up to be run off of a power steering pump. Even
thow you are losing power steering fluid it would not be a good idea to drive
your Sentra like this for very far mileage wise as I'm sure it would/could do
some damage to the rack and pinon because it would no longer have the needed
power steering fluid running thu it. I'm just taking a guess but I would tend
to think you'll find the fluid leak problem to be where the power steering
high pressure hose conntects on to rack and pinon under the car. Most/some
power steering fluid losses will be found on the high pressure hose/side or
the conectors to the power steering pump or the rack and pinon, as this is
the side of the power steering system where most of the work is done from the
power steering pump. If your power steering fluid leak seems to be coming
from the top, check both your power steering hose conections where they are
hooked up to the power steering pump, if the leak looks like it is coming
from under the car in about the center of the car look at the conections
where the power steering hoses bolt up to the rack and pinon. Fill up your
power steering pump with fluid and start up the car and put it in park or
nuteral (which ever you need) and have some one turn the steering wheel back
and forth while its running and you look up top and down below for any power
steering fluid coming out, this will give you a better idea where the problem
is, if its just a power steering hose this will be fairly easy to change out
and you can find instructions on the SE-R web site under maintance (I think
it is) on how to bleed the air out of the power steering pump system once
you've make the repairs. Good Luck, with your problem and let me know where
the leak turns out to be.
Ron
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