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I was driving my 56 Victoria with manual steering yesterday and noticed a chatter and vibration in the right front and thought it might be a wheel bearing. Apon checking, the wheel bearing was ok but the idler arm had a lot of play . I was checking on replacement parts and found a wide variance on prices. I have a used arm and bracket saved from a low mileage car and was considering using it being that it is original Ford equipment. It however, had a slight bit of play which I think might be in the design. Bushings appear to screw in place with the actual arm screwing into the bushings.. Some pictures i have seen of replacement assemblies seem to show press in type bushings., Is this a cheap aftermarket replacement ? Another ad I saw from Vintage Ford Parts R US showed just the screw in type bushings only for about $21 dollars. They looked like original Ford equipment. Can anyone advise me on what to buy? I feel inclined to try to replace the bushings and seals only. George
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