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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: unlucky alf on 25 February 2009, 10:00:05
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ive got to change my steering idler as noticed a bit of play when doing my brakes,just want to know if the pivot needs to be greased?, looked in the haynes manual but tells me sod all but logic says grease it, if i do have to is it just a general grease or what.? :-/
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I have done two, greased them both, grease probably not needed but did it so it would come off in the future. ::)
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Grease not actually essential and not likely to aid removal in the future either due to them being a taper fit....would stop rusting...if the water could get into the uber tight taper! :y
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Grease not actually essential and not likely to aid removal in the future either due to them being a taper fit....would stop rusting...if the water could get into the uber tight taper! :y
I think Alf's refering to the parrallel pivot pin rather than the taper ball joint bit.
I greased mine too! :y
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yup i did say the pivot side of things, wouldnt grease the balljoint taper as it looks like itll spin around on tightening as it is ;)
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The 'pivot' still has a tapered section on it....the actual pivot point is the rubber!
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........ wouldnt grease the balljoint taper as it looks like itll spin around on tightening as it is ;)
MIne did! ::) I couldn't get enough friction on the taper till I wiped it off.
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The 'pivot' still has a tapered section on it....the actual pivot point is the rubber!
....... but you knew what we meant! :-X
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ended up jacking mine up to get enough friction on the taper to tighten nut - don't bother with grease ;)
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so im still non the wiser :( perhaps thats why the haynes manual doesnt mention grease, they probably had a row about it themselves & thought "sod it, who cares" ;D
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so im still non the wiser :( perhaps thats why the haynes manual doesnt mention grease, they probably had a row about it themselves & thought "sod it, who cares" ;D
A smear on the parallel bit & non on the taper/ball joint bit. ;)
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cheers AndyB :y now to get some lunch & out with the toolbox ;)
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cheers AndyB :y now to get some lunch & out with the toolbox ;)
The weather's not nice enough here to be crawling under the car. :(
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cheers AndyB :y now to get some lunch & out with the toolbox ;)
The weather's not nice enough here to be crawling under the car. :(
nice here...
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cheers AndyB :y now to get some lunch & out with the toolbox ;)
The weather's not nice enough here to be crawling under the car. :(
nice here...
Bit damp & overcast here, and too windy :(. Besides I'm getting soft! ::) :y :y
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yeah but i want to get it done as im going for the dreaded MOT probably next week, always go a month early just in case,,oh & i must remember to take the air freshener down :D
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yeah but i want to get it done as im going for the dreaded MOT probably next week, always go a month early just in case,,oh & i must remember to take the air freshener down :D
Never had a problem with my monkey!
Mick
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Q. Do you need to do tracking/geometry after changing idler?
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i wouldnt have thought so ians, as you dont disturb the suspension or trackrod ends, blimey ive done the idler already ;), well that was easier than i thought!, didnt even have to take the wheel off :y
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so im still non the wiser :( perhaps thats why the haynes manual doesnt mention grease, they probably had a row about it themselves & thought "sod it, who cares" ;D
A smear on the parallel bit & non on the taper/ball joint bit. ;)
Dead right!