Steering issue after going through water

Jake j

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Hey guys, so today I had some rain around my house and while I was driving down the road only going about 15 or so, I hit a deep puddle or flooded are of the road about 4 inches deep spanning the entire lane. After having some fun going through it my power steering pump felt like it went out. I could barely turn the wheel with a great amount of force, it took my stopping and waiting for it to free up or re engage. I hit another puddle and the same thing happened. Can't find anything about this, anybody know anything about this? Sitting on a 4 inch lift short arm with new stabilizer. And 33 inch tires 3.75 backspacing on 1 inch spacer. After the pump engaged or whatever it was freed up, it drove normal, smooth, no play.
 
Belt slippage from, yep you guessed it, water :D No biggie, just make sure the belt is in good condition and the tensioner is working properly.
 
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