ok well turns out the rack is bad, the pump is all but fucked and its leaking fluid like crazy, im going through about 3 bottles of fluid a day...

i dont have the money to fix it, and i dont have the money to buy fluid day in and day out like this... my question is, since rack is already bad and pump is already pretty much gone too... what damage will it do besides just no power steering if i just stop filling it up?

 

well with no fluid, your pump could literally explode from over heating. the pump is cheap if you go to car-parts.com and find a used one. the swap isn't too hard either. the rack on the other hand needs a lot of patience and another person preferably. you could get the rack done at a shop and do the pump yourself when you save up the money.

 

what if i just take the power steering pump off?

 

You'd have to get a different serp. belt and re-route it somehow, I'd say prolly not worth the trouble.

 

well as stated earlier i dont hvae the money to keep buying ps fluid over and over and over again

 

just buy a used working one and replace it.. I got mine for $50 shipped and you could probably easily get one cheaper.. mine completely broke because I didn't keep it filled enough

 

your what broke? rack or pump? i have to replace both and the rack alone is over a grand

 

I only had to replace the pump. you can pretty easily find racks for under $200 used.. have you tried any of that fluid that's supposed to stop leaks? might not do anything but I guess it couldn't make things worse than they already are..

 

yea i tried lucas stop leak which "renews worn rack and is guaranteed to stop the leak or your money back"... needless to say, im almost empty already haha

 

unfortunately you have to keep both the pump and steering rack filled or both could seize.