steering

[ganja-1]

took her 4 a mot she failed tester said the DROP ARM is worn on n/s ,have looked at manual connot find the drop arm any where dose anybody know the proper name 4 the drop arm

[Tallyman]

If it's n/s it's probably the Pitman Arm. It's the equivalent of the Steering Box but on the n/s of the vehicle.

[marky]

Heres some steering diags

[Guest]

If it's n/s it's probably the Pitman Arm. It's the equivalent of the Steering Box but on the n/s of the vehicle.

If it is on th n/s then it will be the steering idler arm. The pitman arm is on the o/s. The bushes on the idler can be replaced, 2 bushes @ £1.50 each. The whole idler is £55 from Milners.

Cheers

[icsys]

Hi.

For your info:

Steering idler arm (complete)
Toyota part No 45490-39375 £145 +vat (ouch)
Milners part No 003866 £55 +vat

Note that the picture kindly provided by Marky is for a LHD so everything is mirrored.

[ganja-1]

cheers for the info it was the steering idler £57 for the part BUT with carrige n vat £75.20 took me 25 mins to do the job

[Guest]

cheers for the info it was the steering idler £57 for the part BUT with carrige n vat £75.20 took me 25 mins to do the job

Ahha, so you have those very rare, bend in 4 different directions arms that enable you to easily get the 3 bolts out that hold it to the chassis. Or do you not have an underslung mounted AC radiator.

Well done anyway, back on the road now, it certainly makes a difference to the driveability of the Surf when the idler isn't slopping all over the shop.

Cheers