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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: sophos9 on 17 February 2007, 20:55:09

Title: Steering slack and idler arm
Post by: sophos9 on 17 February 2007, 20:55:09

I had the steering idler arm changed which turned my strangely behaving 3.0 Elite into some that behaved really good... Then I got rid of the slack from the steering box which turned it from good to great!

I had about 1/2inch of movement either way in the steering before it felt like it was turning the wheels, now there is no play at all an all this sorted with a 17mm spanner and allen bit!

Cheers to Mark for dropping this one in, my car feels tighter than the brand new Astra I've had on hire for 8weeks  :y

Title: Re: Steering slack and idler arm
Post by: bestseany on 18 February 2007, 22:00:19

Good to hear you've got your car sorted mate. It means there's hope for me and the appalling steering of my Omega  :y

Title: Re: Steering slack and idler arm
Post by: Glenn on 19 February 2007, 08:36:24

Come on Bestseany, you not done that yet..  ;D

Title: Re: Steering slack and idler arm
Post by: sophos9 on 19 February 2007, 09:20:49

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Good to hear you've got your car sorted mate. It means there's hope for me and the appalling steering of my Omega  :y

Fingers crossed for you mate.... Seems like loads of people suffer from bad steering, would be good to get a check list of steering components together to help diagnose

Anyone fancy it?

Title: Re: Steering slack and idler arm
Post by: bestseany on 19 February 2007, 14:03:17

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Come on Bestseany, you not done that yet..  ;D

Not yet mate.

I'm off work all week now so going to take the wheels off this afternoon and check for play.