Steering Idler arm

[rapandi]

Hi 

 

I have just reassembled my steering idler arm. Mine is for a RHD so it’s a little different however still similar to the LHD. 

 

When i I put it back together I used grease as medium to lubricate the shaft on the inside of the housing. Unlike the steering box itself I was not planning to put and oil in the idler arm. It doesn’t look like it is designed to take oil????? Or is it?

 

should I be putting steering box oil in the idler too? 

 

[worzella]

Do you have a picture of the bushing? My '75 LHD bushing was a sealed unit and required no oil like the old ones which I think were units that needed some fluid. Guys with older cars will chime in with those details I expect.

 

Randy 

[zinz]

I have that same adjustable idler arm on my ‘67, 2000CS. Seen on right hand side here...

 

 

It doesn’t need steering box lube, as there is no worm gear involved. If I remember, a simple 80w gear lube is specified. The rubber plug on the top is the fill port. And the adjustment screw is similar to a steering box. 

 

Ed

 

 

[Hans]

Looks like an NK idler arm. There is a spec for capacity, #80 gear oil sounds familiar. Let me know if you can't find fill spec.