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Old 01-18-2021, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by maranelloboy05 View Post
I did see that, Meyle was all I could get earlier this year, however it looks like OEM is now available so might try that. I did check them and not seeing any issue but its an easy swap of those so might give it a shot.

Only 4 idler bushings left in Germany, for $40 I'll give the OEM one a shot.
Might as well get them while you can.

You could jack car up and watch while someone turns the wheel. The rubber inserts should not move in the chassis tube. For my cars, manual say there should be about 0.5mm end to end slack in pivot after idler bolt is fully torqued. In other words, bushing should not restrict movement.

This may not be your problem, but it is a cheap fix if it is!
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