Is there different pitman arms for 1972
What all was disassembled and/or replaced in the steering system?
By me: I disassembled the entire suspension replacing all bushings in upper and lower control arms, ball joints, tie rod sleeves, tie rod ends, tie, wheel bearings, hubs, 1973 spindles and disc brakes, new torsion bars.
By someone else: I can tell the steering column is not original to to the car (blue paint inside the column and car is originally green). The pitman arm and idler arm are not worn out or loose so definitely replaced at some point before I got the car. Assembly of these components has been checked and the column is attached to the coupling and the gearbox per the proper indexing indications (V notch at the coupler is in same orientation as the master spline at the steering wheel).
All things point to the pitman arm. Lock to lock has a hard stop to the left as if it is out of travel completely, but to the right I can feel a “softer stop” of the bump stop on the spindle deflecting the tab on the lower control arm. So if there is different pitman arms compatible with 1972 that have different geometry or multiple positions the correct pitman arm could be installed by mistake to be wrong, those are the only possibilities left. Pitman arm does not appear to be bent and with the 1972 center link design no pitman arm 1973 up or B or E body would be able to be confused. Only options would be 62-66 A body, 67-72 A body, 67-72 Big Block A body, and Coronet. Not sure there is any difference between most of those pitman arms though.
On the way is a new MOOG pitman arm K7074. Already bought the MOOG idler arm so going to see what can be done with centering the steering box. Betting the pitman arm is installed 90, 180, or 270 out and they corrected by adjusting the tie rods since the ones I removed were an adjusted an inch or so different left to right (left being all the way in and right all the way out).
