notjustair
Well-known Member
2001 Chevy 2500 4x4 gas engine automatic - 195,000 miles. I drove it yesterday and it was fine. Today I had hired help drive it. He followed me from the barnyard across the road. Maybe 1000 feet.
When we got to the shed he said that he thought that was one tough steering and braking old truck. I got in it to hook up a trailer - no power steering or brakes. They both have plenty of fluid. The engine runs fine so there probably isn't any vacuum leak (like to the brake booster). The steering pump isn't making any odd noises. The two systems aren't even related! The steering is purely mechanical. So how can they both fail at the same time? Overnight!
When we got to the shed he said that he thought that was one tough steering and braking old truck. I got in it to hook up a trailer - no power steering or brakes. They both have plenty of fluid. The engine runs fine so there probably isn't any vacuum leak (like to the brake booster). The steering pump isn't making any odd noises. The two systems aren't even related! The steering is purely mechanical. So how can they both fail at the same time? Overnight!