Just after launching my boat and backing the trailer into a space, the power assist on my steering and brakes suddenly went away Man, is it hard to steer and brake without the assist!!! No idiot lights came on. I had a friend tow the boat home later that weekend and muscled the safari home. I drove the safari a couple times on the weekend and noticed that the voltage meter was slowly dropping.
On Monday I tried to drive to the dealer but the battery completely died on the way. The voltage gauge went into the red and the battery light came on, then speedometer and gas gauge shut off and the engine died
I recharged the battery from another car and was able to drive to the dealer. Before doing so and while the engine was running, I touched the alternator pulley with a stick and it was turning with the belt. I won't hear from the dealer for a day or two since I didn't have an appointment.
- Did the hydraulic pump fail?
- Did the alternator fail? (could the alternator failure kill the power assist?)
- Something else??? wadaya thing?
I'd like to hear what you all think it might be.
Thanks, Mitch