I finally came into some extra money and paid RARE PARTS to redo the idler
arm on Imperial Margarine.
I had gone to the local auto parts chain store and had gotten a $35 '73
NY'er arm on advice posted to the list. The arm was too short, so it was
not correct or anything more than a place-holder, but it did allow the car
to be driven and moved, just not driven anywhere off the block, so that
was a good temporary solution while I stared at the bad part on the
workbench for a month and thought about how much I didn't want to spend
$200 on it.
The rebuild took 4 days (Rare Parts is only 100 miles away).
I put it back in last night, and the car steers correctly for the first
time since I got it. I flinched as my money disappeared, but am totally
satsified now that the money's gone and my car's corrected. If your car's
idler arm is bugging you (loosey-goosey steering), I'd highly reccommend
the rebuild investment.
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Kenyon Wills
San Lorenzo/SF Bay Area
196o Imperial LeBaron - America's Most Carefully Built Car
http://www.imperialclub.com/YearbyYear/1960/Kenyon/Page01.htm
1973 Imperial LeBaron - Long Low & Luxurious
http://www.imperialclub.com/YearbyYear/1973/wills/
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