power steering ? 3rd gen z28

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05-15-2022, 10:21 AM

yogi492

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power steering ? 3rd gen z28

Was wondering about it looks like a pressure switch with two wires on it that is connected to the power steering lines and what does it do? And what if it is bad? Been wondering for a long time I never seen this on any other vehicle

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05-15-2022, 11:09 AM

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Re: power steering ? 3rd gen z28

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Originally Posted by John in RI

That's a "Power Steering Cut-out" switch.it's NOT connected to the ECM in any way. It will 'open' to shut off the AC compressor. The shop manual says that "This relieves the engine of excess load when the power steering requires maximum power."

Giving credit to John. All I did was looked it up.