Heat and bend pitman arm?
I knew the centerlink was hitting the oil pan on hard left turns. I thought it was because the guy who swapped the engine did such a horrible job modifying the engine mount brackets. Once I got the engine out, I noticed that the centerlink at the pitman arm end was high and to the rear from being parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the centerline of the car.
Is this normal?
Should I take the pitman arm off, cherry red it at one end at a time and give it a little more bend in order to drop and bring forward?
Car 1966 Barracuda
Originally a 273 three on the tree car.
Now has a 1973 360 and a 1970/71 727 with a console floor shift.
Not sure what the pan is. It is a center sump and looks like it had not been removed since it left the factory. And the point of impact is to the rear of the factory dimple in the pan.
I knew the centerlink was hitting the oil pan on hard left turns. I thought it was because the guy who swapped the engine did such a horrible job modifying the engine mount brackets. Once I got the engine out, I noticed that the centerlink at the pitman arm end was high and to the rear from being parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the centerline of the car.
Is this normal?
Should I take the pitman arm off, cherry red it at one end at a time and give it a little more bend in order to drop and bring forward?
Car 1966 Barracuda
Originally a 273 three on the tree car.
Now has a 1973 360 and a 1970/71 727 with a console floor shift.
Not sure what the pan is. It is a center sump and looks like it had not been removed since it left the factory. And the point of impact is to the rear of the factory dimple in the pan.
