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Old 03-09-2010, 01:14 PM   #7 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...when the engine-driven hydraulic steering-pump stops, it's the engine that's probably stopped...but, not always.
My experience is that almost all hydraulic power steering failure is the result of a broken belt.

And why would an electric power steering system even have a pump? I don't know anything about Chevy's system (just the EPS on my Insight), but it seems pretty Rube Goldbergish...
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