Ninety power steering failure question?

[CY88]

This morning I found a pool of power steering fluid under the front of my Ninety (old 3.5 engine). Clearly a pipe / seal somewhere has failed and the whole reservoir has leaked out over the last few days. I drove it 50 yards to park it out of the way, and the steering clearly still worked - but just felt heavy. Leaving aside MOT issues, does the p/s failure make it unsafe to drive on the road to get to a mechanic?

Cheers

[andyb66]

The pump will fail in pretty short order without any fluid going thru it.

[cpas]

Probably the seal at the bottom of the box (where the drop arm comes out). Try giving everywhere a good clean and see where it starts to leak from. It will be easier to replace the whole box (about £220) which is a fairly easy job to do yourself). I drove mine for some distance without the fluid and I was told that it wouldn't harm the pump running - but if in doubt you could always remove the belt far the time being. Steering will be heavier than a non-PAS vehicle due to the extra gubbins involved but it will still be safe on the road as long as you don't expect to steer round corners too quickly - LOL!

[CY88]

Thanks for the responses.