Steering becomes much harder.
A loose power steering belt or the power steering pump has failed or the power steering fluid reservoir is empty because of a leak in the system.
This is two of the things I know that could be wrong. The power steering pump is either bad or there is no power steering fluid in the pump causing it to have steering problems. Be sure to check the fluid level in the power steering pump.
A power steering pumps as much as the power steering pump can pump.
your pump could be low on power steering fluid, your power steering belt could have came off if equiped with a separate belt and finally the pump could have failed from low fluid, or dirty fluid
Remove the power steering pump hose. Remove the power steering pump belt. Remove the power steering pump retaining bolts. The power steering pump will come off.
No fuses in POWER steering, power comes from a hydraulic pump. if your power steering isn't working folow the column through the firewall and to the sttering box, hoses from the sttering box will attach to a pump and reservior tank and probaly be driven by a belt on the engine. make sure the oil level in the reservior is full, next the hose could have failed, and lastly, and most expensive, the pump has failed.
Secure the power steering pump with the retaining bolts. Attach the power steering hose to the power steering pump. Put the belt on to the power steering pump. Fill the power steering system with fluid.
extremely hard to turn the steering wheel
Remove the belt for am your power steering pump. Remove the power steering pump hose. Remove the power steering pump retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install your new power steering pump.
First , it is hard to rotate steering handle. Second, you can hear some noise around power steering pump because pump is not properly rotate so belt is slipped. Third, there will be some leakage of power steering fluid. I had these symptom when I had power steering problem.
Drain the fluid from the power steering pump. Remove the power steering hose. Remove the wiring harness from the power steering pump. Remove the power steering pump retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new power steering pump.
It depends on why the old pump failed. The pump is going to cost between $130 and $175 The labour to change it will be between $75 and $200 If the pump failed in a way that put metal into the steering box or rack or the rack failed and damaged the pump a thorough flush will be required at a cost of over $100.00