pete mcrash

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not my trousers.................just snapped one of the alternator belts and the power steering belt......going quite fast aswell...........cant belive how heavy a saff is to drive with no p/s..........fookin' shit me sell......no damage done...............

Jim Galbally

yeah its VERY heavy.

it's heavier than a car without PAS tho, so dont assume all non-PAS sierras are like that

BigMouthBillyBass

When i got my focus, i'd had it a month (from new!) i was reversing out of a parking space and the wheel was really heavy, looks at the LCD message centre and it comes up with "steering assist failed" hmmmm i thought, had to give it some real welly to get the wheels to turn. turned the engine off and restarted it (i'm an IT consultant, if in doubt, reboot it) and it was fine. Took it to benfield, they plugged it in and said it was something to do with the loom, fixed in 5 minutes and has been fine since. was really surprised at how heavy the steering was without PAS though, never driven anything without PAS before

Dicko&Vacant

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thats not like you to be going quite fast pete


do you actually know how to fit new ones

rabmc

My 3 door power steering isnt the best actually compared to the saff for some reason , new fluid and changed pump recently

pete mcrash

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.....dont fuckn have to i'm dropping it off at the garage before i go to work.........................do u know how to clean cars??????? my car???

Dicko&Vacant

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ill be doing my own tomorrow so if you pop over im sure we can make yours look half respectable

pete mcrash

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i'll give u a buzz......is 4ish to late........i'm a bit busy 2moro

JTECH James

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reading stuff like this makes me think i should run a cambelt cover

could have been nasty

Dicko&Vacant

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nah it dont get dark till about 7

lawnsy

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it 7'30 now and still light

Karl 3dr

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Me too! I've got one at home ready to be fitted, they look better without them but better to be safe then sorry!

Ian M

your lucky, when the alternator belt came off mine some years back it took the cam belt with it.

result was one scrap yb.

ESCYSCOTT

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did you not put new ones on when gordon did the rebuild?

BigErn

I drove my white one with no belt on for 2 weeks cos the pump was leaking when it was turning. After I got used to it I actually preferred it, but Im just strange.

pete mcrash

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................probably the only thing on the whole car i didn't change............. .......new ones 2day

pete mcrash

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..........4x4's a lot heavier,its got front safts......u wouldn't like it........trust me.........

pete mcrash

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got the car back.............its fookin' squeeling............ ....but more importantly........its got a miss at 150mph.............what a twat