I had Robin look at it with her trick 747 lithium flashlight  and she
spotted a bad idler arm bushing in 30 seconds :-)

The Mazda dealer wants to sell me a whole new idler arm assembly for
$156. I can make new bushing out of delrin in the lathe in 15 minutes.
Anybody know what the stock bushings is made from?

Paul Lamar

Bill Freeman wrote:

Judgeing from the Mazda cost must be a gold plated unobtanium
alloy bushing.  :-)

Bill

I found a TRW assembly that fits for $66. Looks like rubber.


Paul Lamar
 
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