Technical Driving without power steering fuse?

[Ressa]

(Sorry for my poor English )

So I think my power steering column needs to be changed (car goes to the dealer probably next week to check the codes). I need the car and also my wife needs it. To prevent any accidents if the power steering decides to cut out while driving, I was thinking to take the fuse off. Can driving without the fuse cause some damage somewhere?

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

Not sure what damage it will do but without the powered steering the steering is very heavy. The first time my power steering went I was in a car park and the car was very hard to park.

 

[billyboymeasures]

i want to do the same thing. ive been told on another forum that the cars are safe to drive without power steering & some people prefer to drive them that way apparently as you get more feedback through the wheel. after driving mine with no power steering for a few miles last week it felt perfectly safe & isnt as heavy on the steering as my old transit van. my car has an intermittent fault which only happens occasionally & is fixed by turning the ignition on & off again then its ok for days. went through the mot 2 weeks ago with steering fault no problem but im not going to pay £800 to a fiat dealer to fix the problem as i can get another car for that. if its just a case of removing a fuse that would be brilliant i hope someone on here knows.

 

[Ressa]

Not sure what damage it will do but without the powered steering the steering is very heavy. The first time my power steering went I was in a car park and the car was very hard to park.

Yeah, it will be heavy. But it will be also safer that way. But main question is: Can it cause some damage somewhere? It could take up to 4 weeks before parts arrive and they can be installed to the car.

 

[Ziggy122]

As far as i understand it wont cause any damage, it'll just be alot bloody heavier

It'll make you think about dry steering (turning the wheel without rolling) - you will find it easier to creap and turn

Ziggy

 

[gijohn2]

It shouldn't cause any damage at all as its only an electric motor that will be winding backwards and forwards

 

[s and b]

it wont cause any damage apart from maybe a hernia
these racks are set up to be used with power assist and so in my opinion are dangerous to use in the non assisted state
yes the handbook insists its safe to drive if power lost but in my opinion this is just a get out liability clause from the manufacturer

 

[fingers99]

There were non PAS Mk2s in some markets, apparently, but you can bet these were not simply Mk2s with the PAS motor removed.

I'd think that the steering would just be too heavy for anything but emergency use.

 

[Ziggy122]

Yes as non powers teering racks are variable pitch

But punto is a solid pitch which is assisted by the power steering

Ziggy

 

[s and b]

Yes as non powers teering racks are variable pitch

But punto is a solid pitch which is assisted by the power steering

Ziggy

put that in layman terms

 

[fingers99]

Variable pitch?

Generally, non PAS racks are lower geared and the front suspension runs less castor. But no idea what FIAT did with the Mk2.

 

[skeogh]

I drove without power steering for 3 months before I got round to fixing mine, just felt like driving my old corsa which didn't have PAS, took a week or so to get used to. Didn't even notice it after a while.