unruhjonny
OBS Enthusiast
I was wondering if someone with access to this kind of information might be able to offer me some help.
I got my truck (1992 Chev K1500) saftied after buying it;
There was play in the idler arm, and it needed to be replaced.
I got this done by an old friends dad - because he has leaway that a shop might not have;
H replaced the idler arm with an aftermarket one, and told me the design had changed from the original part;
The alignment wasn't touched because everything else was perfect... except the steering wheel doesn't point straight when the wheels do.
I'd like to remedy this.
I acquired in the past year a master parts catalogue printed when my truck was new, and found the original idler arm;
group 6.895
part: 26016461
Can anyone tell me if there is a GM superseded part number for the same part (meaning no revisions, or a later/earlier part superseding the original one for my truck.
I am seeing some different part numbers that Ihave to presume interchange with the OEM part on Rockauto, but interchange doesn't necissarily mean that it's exactly the same.
Maybe someone here knows what to look for in the difference between the original part, or some later replacement part.
I found one NOS idler arm on eBay, but the seller will not ship to me (I'm in Canada), so I am left looking at other GM NOS parts, and all have different numbers...
I'd rather replace the idler arm, than re-align - hopefully someone reading this will empathize with me.
I got my truck (1992 Chev K1500) saftied after buying it;
There was play in the idler arm, and it needed to be replaced.
I got this done by an old friends dad - because he has leaway that a shop might not have;
H replaced the idler arm with an aftermarket one, and told me the design had changed from the original part;
The alignment wasn't touched because everything else was perfect... except the steering wheel doesn't point straight when the wheels do.
I'd like to remedy this.
I acquired in the past year a master parts catalogue printed when my truck was new, and found the original idler arm;
group 6.895
part: 26016461
Can anyone tell me if there is a GM superseded part number for the same part (meaning no revisions, or a later/earlier part superseding the original one for my truck.
I am seeing some different part numbers that Ihave to presume interchange with the OEM part on Rockauto, but interchange doesn't necissarily mean that it's exactly the same.
Maybe someone here knows what to look for in the difference between the original part, or some later replacement part.
I found one NOS idler arm on eBay, but the seller will not ship to me (I'm in Canada), so I am left looking at other GM NOS parts, and all have different numbers...
I'd rather replace the idler arm, than re-align - hopefully someone reading this will empathize with me.