Any time you mess with a component that's getting tired, you will make it fail. The pump was probably getting tired and when you messed with it, it gave out. You didn't even need to do anything wrong, it just works out that way sometimes. Weak components fail when they're stressed.
There isn't a timing belt on this vehicle, it only has a serpentine belt for alternator, power steering, ect.
Failure of the Power Steering system.
Failure of the power steering system.
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Power steering pump failure is a common cause of poor steering on a 94 Toyota Land Cruiser. The seals can allow leaks and air to enter the system over time which prematurely causes failure.
No/low steering fluid, loose drive belt, crushed or blocked hydraulic pipe, pump failure
power steering pump failure ----------------------- If it is a Dodge truck then i see alot of Power steering pump shafts that are broken. To test, then pull on the power steering pump pulley - if it pulls out then you have a broken pump shaft.
If you have an electric power steering system, that means you HAVE NO FLUID. Therefore no fluid to change in the 1st place.
There is no power steering filter
how you can change the power steering pump
what failed? the power steering or the mechanical part? power part, like driving a car w/ no power steering but harder to turn. front end part failure? buckle-up