it could be ok still if its not been like that to long.

how long has it been with out power? if the pump died and your muscling the wheel the rack wont last long like that.

if you think back did it start out hard to tun left only?


start with the pulleys, the p/s pump could be seizing up on you dragging the engine rpm's down. if the pump dont spin some what free and the rmps are back to normal belt off, the pump is bad for sure.