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Title: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: Pitchfork on 07 March 2008, 12:29:06

MOT failure today on above at 136K miles
Should this be expected?
New one cost £65 from main dealer - is this excessive?
Waiting to fit it & have a re-tst
IW

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: Vmax on 07 March 2008, 12:34:57

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-Idler-arm-New_W0QQitemZ130201 966905QQihZ003QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: Vmax on 07 March 2008, 12:36:28

saw this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Steering-Idler-Arm-110mm-Omega-Carlton_W0QQitemZ160215118079QQihZ006QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: Nextgen on 07 March 2008, 12:37:29

Its quite common - check you're track rods as well, then get the wheel alignment done by someone like WheelsInMotion

DIY job with sockets and crowbar + torque wrench...

(someone beat me to it on the ebay ;-) :o

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: markey mark on 07 March 2008, 12:42:50

i got one off ebay very good quailty and been on about 4 months no probs as yet !! :y

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: barclay03 on 07 March 2008, 12:52:19

yea, got mine from ebay in january, only took 10 mins to change

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: TheBoy on 07 March 2008, 15:58:18

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MOT failure today on above at 136K miles
Should this be expected?
New one cost £65 from main dealer - is this excessive?
Waiting to fit it & have a re-tst
IW

Idler does wear.  £65 is expensive, sure mine were about £30 fro autovaux (about 2-3yrs ago now though)

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: Pitchfork on 07 March 2008, 17:18:55

Well I popped out to Dealer, bought it at £65, garage fitted for £20 & no re-test charge despite the car having done an additional 20 miles since it failed, so I'm content
IW

P.S. Most of the rubber lining had worn away, the remainder split & cracked - they reckoned the flood in July was the cause of it seizing up

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: Vmax on 07 March 2008, 18:08:01

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Well I popped out to Dealer, bought it at £65, garage fitted for £20 & no re-test charge despite the car having done an additional 20 miles since it failed, so I'm content
IW

P.S. Most of the rubber lining had worn away, the remainder split & cracked - they reckoned the flood in July was the cause of it seizing up

Not bad then, fitted. :y

Title: Re: Steering Idler Arm
Post by: Pitchfork on 09 March 2008, 20:01:11

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Well I popped out to Dealer, bought it at £65, garage fitted for £20 & no re-test charge despite the car having done an additional 20 miles since it failed, so I'm content
IW

P.S. Most of the rubber lining had worn away, the remainder split & cracked - they reckoned the flood in July was the cause of it seizing up

Not bad then, fitted. :y
He's an extremely good mechanic who knows that he will get all 3 of our cars to service/ repair. Worth his weight in gold!