Steering idler, how do you remove?

[jonnybear]

hello, how do you remove the steering idler on a carly 2.0i??

what precautions are there if any ??

thanks Jonny

[Big Rod]

No precautions as such.

Are you removing the arm or the entire assembly?

Either way, extracting the tapered pin at the ball joint end is a PITA!! You could either use a suitable ball joint breaker, (not a snakes tongue!!), or do what I did and lower the arm on to an axle stand, (no pressure mind, just enough to stop any movement!), then with the nut still in place, but loosened and using a few extension bars plugged together and a suitably sized mallet beat the sh*t out of it till it separates.

Be warned though! The method I used did have a slightly detrimental effect on the threads of the ball joint!!

[jonnybear]

thanks for that, i ill get it done once i have my jack fixed:P slave seal i bugered!