ACDelco Professional 45C1120 Steering Linkage Idler Arm , Black

Exactly what I wanted in an oem part.

AC Delco Professional is the way to fly. The idler mount, arm, and pitman arm are only about $60 total more than the same parts in the ACDelco Advantage line, but the Professional line is much beefier. They work for the GMT 800 trucks. Strongly recommend the OTC 6496 Close Quarters Pitman Arm Puller for Truck/SUV, given the frame on these trucks; that puller is the best $60 your may ever spend. In addition to stopping the tire wear issues with the old idler and pitman arms, this made a huge difference in the ride quality of my truck at highway speeds!I used Mystik JT-6 Hi-Temp lithium-complex grease to lube them up, and all the ball joints and tie rods. It's a high temp grease for wheel bearings, but cheap and has killer specs (they do list it as a chassis grease).

Seems to be a solid well built part which should last a while - I made the mistake of buying cheaper front end kit made by Detroit diesel which lasted less than 5k miles ! Should have purchased the oem quality first time around and saved myself twice the headache of replacing these parts ! Lesson learnt !

It said ACDelco but it was made in China so we'll see how well it will last with the Technologies of today we should be building products that are better then what came on its stock so this should last well over18 years

Good replacement part

the reason i choose to go with this item is because I live in an area with alot of rainfall and like the components being sealed behind a boot. this item came to me with a rubber grommet instead which was separate from the assembly. this doesn't seal the component from rain or dirt. the picture clearly shows an item that has a sealing boot.

Same as the one that i took off

Well made