Power Steering leak - Tyre change related?

cee-jaay · Post by **cee-jaay** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:28 am

I folks,

I'm hoping someone here can help - I had my front tyres changed at a local garage and the day after noticed, a 'whizzing noise' when turning the wheel at low speed.

I took it straight back to the garage and they said it was power steering, either a loose belt or low fluid level. And not related to changing the front tyres.

By the end of the day, the power steering had stopped working, so I got some of the fliud and filled her up. For now the power steering is working.

The question is...

Could a mech working to change the tyres possibly cause a Power Steering leak?

reap · Post by **reap** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:57 am

very unlikly,they dont need to go anywhere near power steering to do tyres.coincidence im thinking.no harm in trying to pin it on them though,everyone else seems to try there luck

Jabba · Post by **Jabba** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:08 pm

My power steering unit was cracked and leaked all over the alternator (which is stupidly underneath the power steering - bad design or what???). Had to replace both in the end cost over 600quid. So get them to check nothings cracked and leaking.