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Advice please on installing the steering arm to the steering box shaft.

Mine slide on about 1/3 up.  I didn't want to hammer it home.

 Also, is it normal that the large nut that holds it is a very tight fit as well ?

 

Dodge shop manual is little help.  What is the best way to install this part ?

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Conn, as Tim says it should only go on one way as the splines have a large locating spline that must be lined up on both the pitman shaft and pitman arm....also some setups do not have a castellated nut and cotter pin, rather they have a standard type of hex nut and a spring washer.......I've seen both types over the years................andyd  

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I thought the old Mopars back thru 1946 had a sector with four machined wide slots.....

four possibilities to install the pitman arm?

Steering Gear Seal Removal C39 (2) copy.JPG

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I always prick punch the parts so never a question.....it's saved my ass many times on different assembly of parts and definately speeds things up too.

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  • 4 months later...

Finally finished this Pitman Arm Installation.

 

Air gun  on the nut till snug.

 

Then torque wrench to 120lbs .

 

Thought the air gun had this close to torque.  Nope !

 

Several hard turns still, till the wrench clicked .

 

1 & 7/16th  socket is probably another  "one use " tool investment.

 

Check it off the list !

Pitman Arm nut installed.jpg

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What is that sheet metal piece? Could that be a original splash pan?? ?

Rare to be still be there.

 

DJ

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On 1/10/2019 at 8:20 PM, Dodgeb4ya said:

I always prick punch the parts so never a question.....it's saved my ass many times on different assembly of parts and definately speeds things up too.

Great tip to keep re installation correct. Thanks.

John R

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