Wasn't aware a Merc 190 had an idler arm. However, clunky steering and wander. Observation of the idler arm will show excessive lateral movement
The Chevrolet S 10 pickup truck idler arm can be removed by removing the idler arm retaining bolts. The idler arm has two retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new idler arm.
The idler arm shaft, which goes into the bracket should be torqued to 58 ft/lb. The 3 bolts on the bracket to 105 ft/lb. The idler arm to relay rod 40 ft/lb
Remove the nut holding the idler arm to the center link. Separate the joint with a "pickle fork". Remove the two bolts and nuts from the frame end of the idler arm. Remove idler arm.
How much torque do I use to tighten the idler arm
No, there is a pitman arm on the steering box and two idler arms on the linkage.
Changing an Idler Arm on a '99 Saturn is MIGHTY difficult, especially since they don't have one. The '99 Saturn uses a Rack and Pinion steering system, and as such does not have an idler arm.
Center link
it could be the idler arm. i have a 96 s10 blazer and the idler arm is bad everytime i parallel park and cut the wheel all the way in either direction my front end pops
Take a 12mm socket and try to fit it over one of the mounting bolts (the threaded part sticking out past the nut), if it fits you have 12mm idler arm, if not you have 14 mm idler arm
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According to my internet research, to change the pitman and idler arm on a Chevy truck, one must remove the two bolts holding the idler arm as well as the nut holding it to the truck. Then to remove the pitman arm, remove the nut and the drag link.