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Grease point is also on MOOG products and some AM GENERAL idler arms.
That’s not an indication of Chinese made or USA made.
This picture is from MOOG idler arm it has grease point.
No curbing, and even if that happens the stress should not go on idler arm
It should be absorbing by tire rod and the enter link.
Truck went through 100% frame powder coat restoration only 5000 miles ago and that’s when new idler was put on.
It didn’t bent that’s the shape of the part,
part has been on the truck for a year, I can’t imagine corrosion eating through that thick metal.
Loud noise and lost control of the stirring, meaning it was not stable at all, you could turn the wheel but wheels would not go the direction you...
Street driven truck, look at the first picture, suspension is still clean
No trail drives.
The location it broke tells a lot about metal quality they have used to produce this part.
Guys i wanted to review this part,
I drive my trucks on average about 50 to 75.000 miles a year, I am very aware of using only AM GENERAL or AM GENERAL approved suspension parts on my trucks.
last time I did my suspension parts, i said what a heck let me use those eBay aftermarket parts and see...
Guys I thought I would post this here for those who want a tachometer but don’t have it.
This item I am using for a few years now. Excellent performance, only 18 bucks on Amazon
Works with 12 or 24v,
takes few min to install ( you need to make a bracket )
digital tachometer.
EDIT: See below...
I have thought about it but very quickly decided that humvee style is much better,
humvee style hydraulic fan is 100% lock up setup just like large trucks.
The civilian style is not 100% lock up.
i also need to change the pulleys and a lot of things to make civilian style work, because humvee...
Hey guys I am looking for a thread size for fan switch,
My humvee is 12v setup, I made a manual override switch to turn on the fan on demand, however I also need to replace the thermostatic switch to 12v, so it can turn on the fan automatically,
if I know the correct size I can order is from...
Thank you for posting Charles .
injector socket size is 30 mm deep socket.
Once you remove the injector it’s a large enough hole for the magnet to go through and bring up all the broken pieces.
I recommend having flexible magnet tool ready just in case, because some of the injectors are hard...
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