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Steering Idler Arm
« 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
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Re: Steering Idler Arm
« Reply #1 on: 07 March 2008, 12:34:57 »
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-Idler-arm-New_W0QQitemZ130201 966905QQihZ003QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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« Reply #2 on: 07 March 2008, 12:36:28 »
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Re: Steering Idler Arm
« Reply #3 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

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« Reply #4 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
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« Reply #5 on: 07 March 2008, 12:52:19 »
yea, got mine from ebay in january, only took 10 mins to change
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Re: Steering Idler Arm
« Reply #6 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)
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Re: Steering Idler Arm
« Reply #7 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
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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
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« Reply #8 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
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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
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« Reply #9 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!


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