bad rack and pinion ???

[j_bundrick29666]

hey guys.. the other day while going down the road i noticed that the car was becoming hard to turn.. about 2 or 3 miles from my house i had to turn and i can hear the ps pump whining..

got it home and tryed to locate where the leak was coming from. after looking i really couldnt tell where it was coming from, if it was actualy something on the r&p or if it was just a line.. so yesterday i finally took the car to my aunts shop to let the mech look at it..

he said it looked like it was coming from the steering part of the r&p and suggested that i try something called "white shepard" which was 20$ for 8 oz.. i put that in and it didnt seem to work so now im sure i need a new rack and pinion.

my question is can is since im halfway getting used to no power steering, could i run with the ps belt off to avoid messing the pump up anymore if it hasnt already?? i really need the car and i dont have the dough for the r&p or the labor which id try to do myself.. oh, and then he said my car is too low to get on his alignent rack... eibach pro kit

[fastsrt4racer]

i just put a smaller belt to run my a/c (it can get hot down here) because i had the same problem with no cash to fix my r&p plus probly gained a couple hp

[j_bundrick29666]

my a/c isnt cold plus its getting cool down here now...

so it shouldnt hurt anything

[fastsrt4racer]

Quote: Originally Posted by j_bundrick29666

my a/c isnt cold plus its getting cool down here now...

so it shouldnt hurt anything

The only thing that it could hurt would be your rack & pinion but if it's already gone then no problema, ohh yea and your arms for in the city driving haha

[j_bundrick29666]

Quote: Originally Posted by fastsrt4racer

The only thing that it could hurt would be your rack & pinion but if it's already gone then no problema, ohh yea and your arms for in the city driving haha

cant hurt my arms too bad lol.. i just consider lifting weights for the day