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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: V8S on 19 August 2008, 19:35:40

Title: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: V8S on 19 August 2008, 19:35:40

Hi - I'm finding it hard to work out what I'm looking for with this steering idler.

Is there a pic anywhere (I've searched) that shows the steering idler on the car, preferably with a big red arrow pointing to it! ;)

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: Elite Pete on 19 August 2008, 19:53:52

I haven't got a pic, but if you look behind and to the rear of the passenger side wheel you will see an arm which has a ball joint at both ends and two nuts in the middle, the ball joint furthest away from you is located in the steering idler.

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: Elite Pete on 19 August 2008, 20:01:47

Found a pic :y

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/DSCF0006-11.jpg)

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: feeutfo on 20 August 2008, 02:25:12

whos car is that?with a coolant leak right behind idler.  Nice new parts tho, does it go where its pointed it now?

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: Elite Pete on 20 August 2008, 08:27:49

Its my Elite, it was in a sorry state when I bought it.

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: hotel21 on 20 August 2008, 09:47:20

Robbed that piccy EP, if you don't mind.  Made a usefull guide pic......

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1219190175

ta....    :y

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: Elite Pete on 20 August 2008, 10:30:29

Quote

Robbed that piccy EP, if you don't mind.  Made a usefull guide pic......

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1219190175

ta....    :y

No problem Broocie, if i'd have known I would have cleaned the inner wing area up ;D

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: V8S on 20 August 2008, 17:50:24

Thanks - that's very useful.

As per my idler thread, I jacked up the passenger side and wobbled the wheel with hands at 3 and 9 o'clock, but there is no movement in the wheel at all.

I will have to do it again and look at the idler, now I know where it is!

Cheers.

Title: Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
Post by: Elite Pete on 20 August 2008, 18:40:30

If there's no movement, I would say the idler is OK.