Technical steering linkage

[renault]

Having just fitted a new "steering idler" on my Giardi and some new replacement dust boots, my track rod is now fowling the front bodywork of the car. I cannot explain this - either I have done something stupid or the new idler is of different dimensions than the original and pushing the track rod further forward !
Any ideas welcome please
cheers
geoff

 

[the hobbler]

Have you fitted the outer track-rods and the centre track-rod the correct way? The centre track-rod goes on the outer hole in both the steering-arm AND the idler-arm.

 

[giardini]

Where did you get your new idler ?
I had my original one failed by the annual C.T. inspection a while back, they said there was too much play between arm and pivot, although not so much that the arm contacted the bodywork.
I ordered a new complete idler kit from FD Ricambi, and noticed right away that it was even looser than my old one. Whereas the OEM one has a proper pivot with a shoulder at the end of the (fine) thread, this is replaced by a run of the mill bolt with standard metric thread on the (sloppy) FDR version.
I went back to the inspector and showed him my options, he was kinda shocked
and passed the old OEM one after all...

 

[renault]

well guys, had another look today and guess what - the new part is longer than the old one ! This is why it is fowling the bodywork.

This is the problem. I think "passione 500" sent me the wrong one.
I bought the complete assembly instead of buying the parts to rebuild my old idler in order to save time, but now it seems that it has backfired - and as Italy is closed now I guess I cannot get an exchange so may have to rebuild the old one using the cones from the new one.