# Power steering belt snapping! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [October 16, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314 "2007-10-16T22:20:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Polar\_s13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polar_s13/32/5572_2.png) [@Polar\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Polar_s13)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/1 "2007-10-16T22:20:35Z")
A couple days after getting an SR swap done the engine is mint great install but my power steering belt snapped after reving it to like 5000rpms in neutral. A few days later i get a new Power steering belt and get it installed infront of me so it was’nt too tight or loose, anways power steering is working amazing like never before than a few days later I’am merging onto the high at 4.5000rpms and after I’am done merging everything is still good than I’am taking a turn on the highway and i feel my power steering is’nt working…so i check and belt is gone once again! I have no idea what can be wrong anyone who has a clue please let me know, Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/2 "2007-10-16T23:00:38Z")
Check and see if your power steering pump is loose, also check the shaft play of the pulley on the power steering pump. If your pump is loose, take the reciept and go back to the place where you got it changed, show them the loose power steering pump and be like wtf install me a new belt for free now. Try spinning the PS pump pulley by hand and check if its seized or not. Also if you did your swap right, make sure the belts arent near anything and that nothing is getting caught in them that might make them potentially rip. ---
**Author:** ![Coop\_LE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coop_le/32/5534_2.png) [@Coop\_LE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coop_LE)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/3 "2007-10-16T23:13:44Z")
Check the pullys as well, on the crank and the pump, make sure all the journals i guess you can call them, are still good and no nicks or bends or debris in them. my 2 cents ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/4 "2007-10-17T05:26:13Z")
Hurricane experienced the same thing while on the track at Dunnville. ---
**Author:** ![Polar\_s13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polar_s13/32/5572_2.png) [@Polar\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Polar_s13)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/5 "2007-10-17T05:41:05Z")
Alright thanks alot guys I’am going to check all these things today and hopefully its one of those problems if not ill go to the shop and get them to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/6 "2007-10-18T17:58:50Z")
check to see if you have a hicas belt as they are 1 ridge wider than non-hicas belts. this could cause undo stress… ---
**Author:** ![ZANZAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f1d935/32.png) [@ZANZAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZANZAN)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/7 "2007-10-19T12:31:17Z")
Same thing happened to me… Check the water pump… The bearings in my water pump were shot causing it to shake a lot… This was causing issues with the belt sticking to the pulleys properly and causing them to snap… Sounds outrageous… but it was the problem with mine… ---
**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-steering-belt-snapping/110314/8 "2007-10-21T14:44:08Z")
be a trooper and drive without PS like i did