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it can eventually fail. this is bad. imagine something in the fashion of one of your front wheels taking the path of least resistance rather than where you steer it OR where its counterpart is directed. or perhaps your driver side says go left, meanwhile your passenger side says go right.
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What happens if the idler arm breaks on 1996 Chevy blazer?
a lot can happen and none of it is good the idler arm is one of the main components of the steering linkage and if it breaks you could loose control of your steering
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