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Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« on: 17 September 2013, 19:29:31 »
She started it up this morning, tried reversing out of the drive, no power steering.

I switched it off, checked the belt, still in place, restarted it and everything was fine.

No fault codes, any ideas please?
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #1 on: 17 September 2013, 19:34:21 »
Quote from: Auto Addict on 17 September 2013, 19:29:31
She started it up this morning, tried reversing out of the drive, no power steering.

I switched it off, checked the belt, still in place, restarted it and everything was fine.

No fault codes, any ideas please?

What age Astra,electric pas on the newer stuff
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #2 on: 17 September 2013, 19:35:40 »
Quote from: Auto Addict on 17 September 2013, 19:29:31
She started it up this morning, tried reversing out of the drive, no power steering.

I switched it off, checked the belt, still in place, restarted it and everything was fine.

No fault codes, any ideas please?

I know mine was an Astra G, but the power steering pump on it was an electric pump, not a belt driven pump.

Iffy connection on its fuse ......  :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #3 on: 17 September 2013, 19:38:17 »
Leccy pump, Mr AA, so aux belt (fan belt for you old'uns :P) in not part of the system.

Read the codes in the PAS :y
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #4 on: 17 September 2013, 19:44:58 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 September 2013, 19:38:17
Leccy pump, Mr AA, so aux belt (fan belt for you old'uns :P) in not part of the system.

Read the codes in the PAS :y

Although if the aux belt is missing and not driving the alternator the power steering does stop working :-X ::)
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #5 on: 17 September 2013, 19:48:24 »
Too quick turning the key to start before the system self checked perhaps :-\
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #6 on: 17 September 2013, 19:50:21 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 17 September 2013, 19:44:58
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 September 2013, 19:38:17
Leccy pump, Mr AA, so aux belt (fan belt for you old'uns :P) in not part of the system.

Read the codes in the PAS :y

Although if the aux belt is missing and not driving the alternator the power steering does stop working :-X ::)

as I discovered when the belt went on my Astra as I approached the roundabout at the end of the motorway slip road!

Christ!! The steering was heavy!!!!  :o :o :o 
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #7 on: 17 September 2013, 19:54:05 »
Quote from: Andy B on 17 September 2013, 19:50:21
Quote from: Lazydocker on 17 September 2013, 19:44:58
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 September 2013, 19:38:17
Leccy pump, Mr AA, so aux belt (fan belt for you old'uns :P) in not part of the system.

Read the codes in the PAS :y

Although if the aux belt is missing and not driving the alternator the power steering does stop working :-X ::)

as I discovered when the belt went on my Astra as I approached the roundabout at the end of the motorway slip road!

Christ!! The steering was heavy!!!!  :o :o :o

When I did breakdown I had an Astra service van and the belt went at about 10am on a really busy Saturday... Didn't get chance to fit the new one until about 8pm!!!
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #8 on: 17 September 2013, 19:57:16 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 17 September 2013, 19:54:05
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When I did breakdown I had an Astra service van and the belt went at about 10am on a really busy Saturday... Didn't get chance to fit the new one until about 8pm!!!

Quite a work out then  :y :y
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #9 on: 17 September 2013, 19:57:48 »
Quote from: Andy B on 17 September 2013, 19:57:16
Quote from: Lazydocker on 17 September 2013, 19:54:05
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When I did breakdown I had an Astra service van and the belt went at about 10am on a really busy Saturday... Didn't get chance to fit the new one until about 8pm!!!

Quite a work out then  :y :y

Looked like Popeye ;D
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #10 on: 17 September 2013, 20:22:45 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 September 2013, 19:38:17
Leccy pump, Mr AA, so aux belt (fan belt for you old'uns :P) in not part of the system.

Read the codes in the PAS :y

Will do :y
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Re: Funny thing happened to Mrs AA's Astra
« Reply #11 on: 17 September 2013, 20:23:19 »
Quote from: ex taxi al on 17 September 2013, 19:48:24
Too quick turning the key to start before the system self checked perhaps :-\

That's what occurred to me :y
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