Loss of Power Steering

Ok so im sure this is my fault for being stupid, but i was spinning donuts in my truck the other day and all of a sudden i lost power steering, since then it feels like it wants to come back sometimes but not so much, is it possible i over spun the pump and chewed up its internals? it looked like the fluid was leaking from under the cap but i checked it and seemed to make a good seal, i tried refilling it with lucus power steering stop leak but that did not do much if any at all. anyone else had this problem?

 

First - Is your power steering belt still there?

Second - Is your power steering belt tight?, if not it might be slipping.

Third - very well could be the pump its self, easyiest way to find out is replace it

Keep us posted

 

Did you ever figure this out? My 05 Tacoma suddenly has tight steering, more of an intermittent tightness through a full turn. Mine likely came about through similar means: I was going 65mph on the highway, had a split second to hit the brakes and swerve to the right to miss a wild horse just chillin' in the middle of the highway.

Took it to Firestone and they said "Remove & Replace Power Steering Pressure Switch". Can't seem to find much on it. They quoted $119 + $95 labor. Stealership quoted $159 + $140 labor! Seems like something I could remove and replace myself given enough instruction. I found it online for only $32. This has to be something we can fix ourselves.