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Idler arm bushing installation, and steering box arm swapping... 140-160

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posted by  KLR142 on  Thu Mar 3 00:12 CST 2005
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So yeah, I'm going to finally attend to my steering situation on my 142. As some of you may know, I aquired a tight, non leaking steering box and a tight idler arm assembly from a 1970 145. Then I ran into the problem of my car being a 1968, thus the holes for the tie rod assemblies are different sizes.

Here's what I'm thinking:

-I ordered a new idler arm bushing, and will attempt to stick it in my 68's idler arm assembly. Do you guys have any tips on installing one of these? Is it something I can do on my own with basic hand tools?

-If that doesn't work out too well, I can take off the arm from my 68 idler assembly and stick it on the assembly from the 70 145 correct?

-For the steering box side, I want to take the arms off and swap them between my leaky/loose 68 box and tight/sealed 70 box.Tips and suggestions on getting this done and keeping the arms centered?

Thanks for any and all experiences/advice/tips blah you may have! As usual... ;-)
--
Kyle - VP of OVT Membership - www.OVTuners.org Portland/Corvallis, OR - 1968 142 - current setup: 71b20b SUs, m40, bigger list available upon request... ;)






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