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Originally Posted by Rock Hornbuckle
I don't want to take the chance of a weld breaking. I try to elminate any potential life endangering situations. After surviving a year in Vietnam, I practice "better safe then sorry". I buy new steering parts. It's OK if I risk my life, but not Ok to risk my children or grandchildrens' lives.
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Good point, New pitman arms are now available. No new steering arms are being produced. the right and left steering arms are only available rebuilt-exchange . The rebuilt steering arms , either have the shank turned down and a new ball welded to the shank or the ball and shank cut off, the arm drilled and a new ball and shank pressed in and welded on. Its really a matter of the weld and who you trust to do the job. Either method can fail JUST as easily if improperly done. In the early ninties I was able to purchase good used steering arms with good balls from A's and More in Stafford Springs Connecticut. Good used steering arms are hard to find but in some cases are still available.