Center Link Position Advice Needed

[Professor Fate]

Hey, I'm just a novice here. Trying to learn from all of you experts.

I couldn't find any Pitman Arms that are for a '73 - '76 A-Body that fit the smaller shaft in the '72 manual steering box. Did the Power Steering box have the smaller shaft? Is there a Pitman Arm that will fit my '72 OEM box and accept the '73 lower center link and Idler Arm? Make it less difficult for me and I'll thank you all day long.

Right from the Firm Feel website. MS= manual steering and PS= power steering. One is large sector and one is small sector. Sometime around 72/73 things changed, so just CALL them up and ask which one is which.

Or for the terminally cheap among us, go to Rock Auto and look up the pitman arms, click the "info" button for the individual part and they usually give you the spline count/diameter. Order appropriately.

And I'm not saying to buy either one, just using as examples.

 

[junkyardhero]

Hey, I'm just a novice here. Trying to learn from all of you experts.

I couldn't find any Pitman Arms that are for a '73 - '76 A-Body that fit the smaller shaft in the '72 manual steering box. Did the Power Steering box have the smaller shaft? Is there a Pitman Arm that will fit my '72 OEM box and accept the '73 lower center link and Idler Arm? Make it less difficult for me and I'll thank you all day long.

okay. it looks like you got the wrong pitman.

there's only two sizes of manual steering sector: big 1.22 and small 1.11

A's, B's & E's got the small sector, C's and Vans got the big sector.

there is no changer over in 73 like the power steering. manual is its own jam.

so if you're running 73~76 centerlink you need 73~76 idler and pitman. which will be a manual unit with the small sector.

(caveat, unless somebody has changed the box out for something else in the last 54 years)

moog K7075
kanter PIT18759
Dorman 539-364

 

[RustyRatRod]

Or for the terminally cheap among us,

Hey, I resemble that remark.

 

[junkyardhero]

Or for the terminally cheap among us

i prefer the term: dedicated cheapskate, thank you.

 

[Professor Fate]

Hey, I resemble that remark.

i prefer the term: dedicated cheapskate, thank you.

I now call to order this week's meeting of Tightwads Unanimous; I'm Professor Fate, your chairman for the evening...