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Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« 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! ;)
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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #2 on: 19 August 2008, 20:01:47 »
Found a pic :y

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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #3 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?
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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #4 on: 20 August 2008, 08:27:49 »
Its my Elite, it was in a sorry state when I bought it.
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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #5 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

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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #6 on: 20 August 2008, 10:30:29 »
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Robbed that piccy EP, if you don't mind.  Made a usefull guide pic......

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

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No problem Broocie, if i'd have known I would have cleaned the inner wing area up ;D
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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Pic of steering idler in-situ?
« Reply #8 on: 20 August 2008, 18:40:30 »
If there's no movement, I would say the idler is OK.
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