Problem with Steering Wheel

[lostkhan]

So, i it snowed today and i went to the lot to practice some drifting. About 2 to 3 minutes passed and my steering Became Really hard. i stopped the car to check for the steering wheel fluid and there was nothing in it. i went it my friend's car and we got some steering wheel fluid and i put it in my car. I checked for all the leakage but there was none.
I kept the car started , turned around the steering wheel here and there. Its been 3 hours now and my Steering is still Really hard. It gets OK some times when turning but most of the time its really hard when turning.
Any suggesions.

[heateris]

you may have blown the power steering pump. it's very bad to keep our cars steering at full lock.

[lostkhan]

you may have blown the power steering pump. it's very bad to keep our cars steering at full lock.

Snap. Is that shit expensive to fix?

[lostkhan]

OK i just checked
http://www.autozone.com/selectedZip,.../selectZip.htm

But how much is the install?

[ziggituning]

you should be able to do it yourself, remove the drive belt, remove the 2 lines that go to it (get new scealing rings if necessary), and uinbolt it from the car. Otherwise it should not cost you more than 1-1.5 hrs of labor.

[lostkhan]

Cool. Ill get that fixed tomorrow. Gotta Pay to Play... Ill sure Upload some videos to show u guys

[Dirty]

Same thing happened to me a few years back. Just make sure you flush out all the fluid or you'll be replacing the pump again in a few days. The stealership made that mistake with mine.

[onceover]

remember not to turn your wheel from lock to lock anymore while drifting.

those pumps burn out in a matter of seconds if youre doing that

[lostkhan]

remember not to turn your wheel from lock to lock anymore while drifting.

those pumps burn out in a matter of seconds if youre doing that

I guess thats what happened, But ill be posting the Practice drift video as soon as its up on youtube

[B6JoeS4]

ha ha. "steering wheel fluid"
dude, its called power steering fluid

[lostkhan]

Thanx for telling me that.
Any ways this is how we were practicing
Friend with 750Li
And me Audi 1.8T Quattro ofcourse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLlyaGEwT6A

[lostkhan]

any other suggestions

[F16HTON]

Nice video, to bad it cost you a few hundred to make.

[T0M3K]

Similar thing happened to me, did "on spot 360", parked and stiff steering, no leaks though, power steering is brownish though. I am able to drive if I give enough RPMs. So I assume my power steering also went?

[lostkhan]

Similar thing happened to me, did "on spot 360", parked and stiff steering, no leaks though, power steering is brownish though. I am able to drive if I give enough RPMs. So I assume my power steering also went?

Exactly what happened to me. I gave the car in to the mechanic and he told me the same thing "Power Steering Pump". Hopefully ill get my car today because thereis still some snow left on the ground

[T0M3K]

I wish there was a way to prevent that in the future, like blocking mechanism so you won't turn steering wheel all the way or some pressure relief system. Looks like german engineers weren't that good.

[lostkhan]

I wish there was a way to prevent that in the future, like blocking mechanism so you won't turn steering wheel all the way or some pressure relief system. Looks like german engineers weren't that good.

True man, i have to be careful myself. Anyways im looking to trade it in with something faster. and i HATE the understeer man.

[juhasztwins]

I have audi a5. My car has too hard steering. Too hard to turn right or left when the engine is running.. I did something in 09 central electronic (my computer frozen until coding something with vag-com), and from then my steering is too hard.. What should be the problem? Before it worked correctly...

[diagnosticator]

I have audi a5. My car has too hard steering. Too hard to turn right or left when the engine is running.. I did something in 09 central electronic (my computer frozen until coding something with vag-com), and from then my steering is too hard.. What should be the problem? Before it worked correctly...

The A5 has electric power assist. You must have changed how much power is applied to assist the steering torque. Ask on the A5 forum. This is the B6 A4 forum.