Automotive Technology
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ISBN: 9781337794213
Author: ERJAVEC, Jack.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Chapter 47, Problem 2MC
The main job of the idler arm is to _______.
a. support the left side of the center link
b. support the right side of the center link
c. support the pitman arm
d. keep both ends of the steering system level
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