I have not yet installed this arm into the car. I installed the grease fitting into the idler arm joint until it was nice and tight, then stopped before it was flush, so I wouldn't strip the thread. Put 4 entire squeezes of the lube gun into it. Lots of grease coming out of the top of the joint. I can rotate the support bar inside the joint, but it is pretty stiff still, takes some force to move it, it's not gliding freely. Is this normal? Should I keep adding more grease until it moves easily?
Thanks

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88 GTA 5.7 TPI Charcoal Grey Bone Stock except for loose muffler which makes it a bit louder than normal.

 

I think that's normal. They get all loose and floppy when they wear.

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88 IROC with cobbled together (not by me)drivetrain, 86 (?) TPI unit on an '83 305,CE subframe connectors, Edelbrock strut tower brace, polygraphite bushings all around...it handles like a dream, but man is it hard to push!!

 

Bjase,

Thanks.