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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: TheBoy on 19 October 2010, 19:40:31

Title: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: TheBoy on 19 October 2010, 19:40:31

Whats good, and what should be avoided?

I reckon mine has the tiniest amount of vertical play, so on its way out.  Hoping its this that is the cause of the wandering its currently suffering....

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Seth on 19 October 2010, 19:44:47

I bit the bullet and fitted a complete (inc. chassis bracket) unit from Vx. Cost about 60 quid IIRC.

It's still going great guns three years on with Markseth! :y

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Jimbob on 19 October 2010, 20:05:35

this lemforder one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Steering-Idler-Arm-110mm-9195731-Omega-Carlton-/170517287667?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b39f52f3

avoid any other 3rd party ones

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: TheBoy on 19 October 2010, 22:19:59

Quote

this lemforder one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Steering-Idler-Arm-110mm-9195731-Omega-Carlton-/170517287667?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b39f52f3

avoid any other 3rd party ones

How do you know thats Lemforder?

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Jimbob on 19 October 2010, 22:26:36

cos i is clever

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Jimbob on 19 October 2010, 22:30:23

that is the link that many have used here, myself included (still sat in a box in the garage, was for the old car)  and thats what arrived  :y