on very rare occaision i have encountered a pittman arm loose on a e34 steering box, tightening it fixed it and it had not gotten worn enough to hurt anything, the bushing on the idler arm can wear out and sloppy up the steering, so can the center link aka center tie rod
cool. thanks for your help guys. I have one more query, are the TRW and Lemforder center tie rods exactly the same item?