This has been really interesting becasue i have just returned from up north and had a similar thing happen. Thankfully not as serious. When I got back to Perth after 4000km from Broome to Broome on back roads and station tracks out in the middle of nowhere followed by a trip from Broome all the way back to Perth, I thought I'd drop in on the olds to tell them about the trip. I pull out of their driveway when rattle squeak and good- bye power steering, on comes the alt warning light. I'd thrown the drive belt. Investigation revealed two lost bolts and the final one finger loose on the power steering pulley.

I was wondering how this happened and maybe it was the river crossings after long drives loosened the nuts?

It went on a truck to Rovertech today and it was sorted out, belt was not harmed and no harm done.

I refuse to complain about how the pulley loosened itself or point any fingers, I'm just too glad it didn't happen out where Ive been.

PS It was a great trip for river crossings. I don't think I did the Fortescue, though (well I must have but it was a bridge i guess). I went up via Marble Bar and crossed the De Grey on the Goldsworthy Mulyie Road. I was pulling off the boots and strides to take a freezing cold wade into the roaring depths when the manager arrived and said "it's a bit deep but you'll make it" So in I drove and down i went but it was only deep at the begining. Even the Prado I was with made it so it can't have been too bad.

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