play in idler arm

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mr bean
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play in idler arm

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Hi all
with the ek jacked up when I Turn the left wheel back and forth thier seems to be a lot of play in the idler lever and idler arm joint. What is the best fix.for this.

Cheers Andrew
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Re: play in idler arm

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wouldn't the simple answer be a new idler arm ???
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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The pivot bush and pin are usually the culprit and are universal fitment FE to HR. Cheap easy fix last time I did one which is 20 years ago.


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Re: play in idler arm

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Thanks guys, wasn, t sure if it was a bush or relplace the whole arm. Anyway I picked one from rare spares $28, looks a bit cheap.

Thanks again.
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You'll notice an improvement Rowan?


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