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PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 10:21 am 
The idler arm is noisy...sloppy, scary on the freeway.What do I need to do to get this thing on and off. The oil pump is in the way. How can I jack the engine up an inch or two to get the bolt out. Are those bolts easy to get at parts stores? My dad suggested we just cut the damn thing out and get a new bolt...heheeh beats jacking the engine up.


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 11:24 am 
(User Above) wrote:
: The idler arm is noisy...sloppy, scary on the
: freeway.What do I need to do to get this
: thing on and off. The oil pump is in the
: way. How can I jack the engine up an inch or
: two to get the bolt out. Are those bolts
: easy to get at parts stores? My dad
: suggested we just cut the damn thing out and
: get a new bolt...heheeh beats jacking the
: engine up.


The idler arm design went through some changes over the years and is different between body types, the worst idler arm set-up being the 60 - 67 A-Body single post units.
What are you working with?
DD


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 8:08 pm 
It is a 72 Swinger slanted of course.


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 Post subject: Re: steeringbox swap
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:58 pm 
Can I swap a power steering box for a manual box with no other steering changes (other than the column), assuming I get the box from the same year A-body?
(User Above) wrote:
:
: The idler arm is noisy...sloppy, scary on the
: freeway.What do I need to do to get this
: thing on and off. The oil pump is in the
: way. How can I jack the engine up an inch or
: two to get the bolt out. Are those bolts
: easy to get at parts stores? My dad
: suggested we just cut the damn thing out and
: get a new bolt...heheeh beats jacking the
: engine up.



tkeith@mindspring.com


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