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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mikey.s on 01 January 2009, 18:57:42

Title: steering idler
Post by: mikey.s on 01 January 2009, 18:57:42

Can anybody tell me the tell tail signs of a knackerd steering idler?
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Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: TheBoy on 01 January 2009, 19:22:14

There will be play in it...  ..resulting in imprecise/vague steering

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: mikey.s on 01 January 2009, 19:27:34

Cant exactley put my finger on it but car seems to wander a wee bit.
Would car have to be jacked up or on ground to feel play in idler?

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: Martin_1962 on 01 January 2009, 21:24:36

When driving - mine was found while being aligned

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: sjwsize8 on 02 January 2009, 13:28:55

Hi mikey.s, i have just had my car on axle stands and i found the steering idler to be broken. If you pull the wheel from side to side and look at the idler you will see if its broken. Mine is broken at the bottom (link between idler and link arm). Found a new idler on e-bay for £24+ £6.50 p+p. Just to note, does the steering feel as if the front wheels are fighting between themselves? and do you have to compensate the steering pull?. if so then thats the symptoms that i have. :)

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: omegod on 02 January 2009, 13:47:34

Mine failed on the offside one, you can have a peep through the engine bay while someone wiggles the steering wheel, I could see it riding up alarmingly, loads of play in it.

Was a bit of a sod to change but feels a lot tighter since done.