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Trading Area => Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: al brown on 19 October 2011, 09:54:59

Title: steering idler
Post by: al brown on 19 October 2011, 09:54:59

Hi, does anyone have a good steering idler for the passenger side. Just been told vx have them on back order and I need one for my Mot.
Cheers,   Al

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: twiglet on 19 October 2011, 09:58:53

I've got one here still on a car mate. How quickly do you need it?

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: TheBoy on 20 October 2011, 19:39:58

Quote from: al brown on 19 October 2011, 09:54:59

Hi, does anyone have a good steering idler for the passenger side. Just been told vx have them on back order and I need one for my Mot.
Cheers,   Al

Lemforder one from ebay should be around £35 delivered. Avoid other pattern makes, as they can be bad.

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: albitz on 20 October 2011, 19:44:42

Problem I found recently was getting hold of a lemforder.OOF rcemmended ebay supplier cant get them.Has them on back order,but doesnt know when he can get any.I had to take one off my breaker to get my car through the MOT.It was actually in decent nick,so it can stay on there for a while.

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: TheBoy on 20 October 2011, 19:49:13

Quote from: Albs on 20 October 2011, 19:44:42

Problem I found recently was getting hold of a lemforder.OOF rcemmended ebay supplier cant get them.Has them on back order,but doesnt know when he can get any.I had to take one off my breaker to get my car through the MOT.It was actually in decent nick,so it can stay on there for a while.

Yup, nothing wrong with reusing a good one - though if Lemforder (or GM) is available new somewhere, it will obviously last longer, and some people find them a pig to change.

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: albitz on 20 October 2011, 19:54:16

I found previous ones easy enough,but this one gave me a bit of trouble -and cost me a fingernail,to to interface between finger and lump hammer. ;D
Followed your 2 hammer guide to the letter in the end,and off it popped. ;)

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: car-nut on 25 October 2011, 17:02:26

I have a BRAND NEW lemforder Steering Idler, if you are interested I can get it sent off ASAP. £30 including P&P if you want it if my reply is not too late.

Title: Re: steering idler
Post by: al brown on 26 October 2011, 18:18:05

Many thanks but have one now.