Steering Groan (from oil filled idler)

[spate75fiat124]

Have developed a "groan" in the oil filled steering idler. No surprise it was dry. If I add oil, do I just fill it up or is there some special trick? Guidance appreciated.

[RRoller123]

There are quite a few threads with both procedures and many pictures on this subject! Try a forum search and see what comes up. There is a lot of information available.

Pete

[KevAndAndi]

One option is to replace it with a ball bearing idler.

[DieselSpider]

I filled mine up in-place until I can find the time to pull it and do it right. It still groans and creaks even a week later even though I did pull the valve body and fill the chambers between the paddles below. It will probably need to be pulled, disassembled and cleaned before refilling on the bench.

[RRoller123]

http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic ... ilit=idler

Here is a post from here on the forum that may help.

Pete