Ok, this is gonna sound dumb, but i ordered a steering idler arm from BB autoparts in NY and it has been sent. Then it suddenly occured to me that i drive a right hand drive vehicle and you guys drive left hand drive. Now i'm a little worried as to whether it will work. So i would be unbelieveably grateful if someone could post a picture of a 2nd gen idler arm on their vehicle so i can see if it is the same, just turned 180 degrees. All this is assuming that the idler arm is on the right had side of your vehicle. If it is on the left i should be ok. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Delboy

 

I think you're going to have to send the idler arm back. The arm bolts to the frame with 3 bolts that are in a distinctive pattern that can't be reversed.



Just a thought, but why didn't you just rebuild the arm? It only would have cost you about 8 bucks in bushings.

Idler Arm Rebuild

 

Thanks for the pic churnd. Much appreciated. It wasnt just the busings that were gone. It is the bearing where it joins to the steering linkage. I've done the bushings twice for about the price you said. Just going outside to check. Back in a sec. Ok, so yours is the opposite of mine, but i just realised i can just swap over the housings and i have a new arm. Thanks for your help!

Delboy

 

I eventually recieved my idler arm yesterday. Never occured to me that the mounting bolts were the reverse of mine. (ASSHOLE)
Does anyone have any ideas about how i could still mount it. Could i use spacers or am i gonna have to sell it. If anyone needs on i'll do a good deal. Its a MOOG one and looks V strong!