Installed a couple of grease nipples so it's a bit easier to keep the bushes lubed.
Hopefully this will encourage more regular greasing and maybe help it last a bit longer.
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Steering Idler Greasing
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Steering Idler Greasing
Just a pic of a quick mod i did to the steering idler on the weekend.
Installed a couple of grease nipples so it's a bit easier to keep the bushes lubed.
Hopefully this will encourage more regular greasing and maybe help it last a bit longer.
Installed a couple of grease nipples so it's a bit easier to keep the bushes lubed.
Hopefully this will encourage more regular greasing and maybe help it last a bit longer.
Clint,
Limited Edition 95 Roza & 2006 ST Patrol Coil Cab Ute.... both a work in progress.
Limited Edition 95 Roza & 2006 ST Patrol Coil Cab Ute.... both a work in progress.
Nice idea. Does anyone know if from other cars we can use the idler arms or the pitmans? Here in Greece the Daihatsu parts are very expensive so any ideas that some parts from other cars would be good to know.
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Nothing has come up so far, and idler arm issues are very common.
Steering parts are not cheap in Australia, was quoted over $300 AU
for a new idler - with useable second hand ones being impossible to
obtain ( at least for me ).
Whilst I havn't tried it yet, mostly because I don't have a spare idler -
i believe bearings instead of bushes would make a big difference.
Even with new polyurethane idler bushes, you can see the idler twisting
which just can't be good for the steering feel and precission.
Steering parts are not cheap in Australia, was quoted over $300 AU
for a new idler - with useable second hand ones being impossible to
obtain ( at least for me ).
Whilst I havn't tried it yet, mostly because I don't have a spare idler -
i believe bearings instead of bushes would make a big difference.
Even with new polyurethane idler bushes, you can see the idler twisting
which just can't be good for the steering feel and precission.
I agree and i plan to try it on the old one i have here. Just have to find some time.MightyMouse wrote:Whilst I havn't tried it yet, mostly because I don't have a spare idler -
i believe bearings instead of bushes would make a big difference.
I have noticed this aswell. This is one of the reasons i removed it the other day was to make sure all was ok.MightyMouse wrote:Even with new polyurethane idler bushes, you can see the idler twisting
which just can't be good for the steering feel and precission.
So i did this while it was off.
Clint,
Limited Edition 95 Roza & 2006 ST Patrol Coil Cab Ute.... both a work in progress.
Limited Edition 95 Roza & 2006 ST Patrol Coil Cab Ute.... both a work in progress.
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