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Tiny
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  • 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320
  • 300,000 MILES
My power steering belt just broke, can I still drive without doing damage to my car?
Saturday, November 20th, 2010 AT 11:04 PM

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Tiny
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Its just gonna be hard to turn the steering wheel that's if the steering pump has its on belt
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Saturday, November 20th, 2010 AT 11:16 PM
Tiny
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If I recall correctly the belt also drive the water pump and other accessories
and continuing on running the engine without the belt will cause very expensive engine damage
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Saturday, November 20th, 2010 AT 11:20 PM

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