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Originally Posted by 240 Ed
Should I grease the bolt and bushings on the new idler arm rebuild kit?
When I took the old one out, there wasn't any grease on it, and didn't look like there ever was any, so I dunno...
This addition to the front end tightened things up to where I felt some of the Mercedes road-magic come through!
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Yes, you
definitely should grease them when new as there is nothing more than a trace on assembly - if you are lucky! Push the sleeve out of the bushing and liberally pack with a lithium based grease filling the gap between the two bushings when fitting. The inner sleeves are clamped together and run on a white metal coated bush that is bonded into the rubber outer bushing. The rubber is lipped around a disc that is part of the center bush that forms a seal and a thrust face - push out from the inside.
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Originally Posted by 240 Ed
When I tightened the bolt down, I noticed enough resistance in the steering when driving that the car would not track well, or come all the way back to center.
So I loosened the nut on the bolt and it drives very well. This is why I suspect I should grease this thing.
But I don't like having that nut loose...
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NB - The bolt clamps the 2 inner sleeves and idler arm together (120nm), they must not rotate on the bolt. The bearing is INSIDE the bushings.