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1930-Pickup · 08-23-2020, 11:42 PM

Chris- That's an odd one.

I replaced my late-1930 pitman arm a few years ago with the shortened version to make steering easier. If anything, the arm was ever so slightly too tight. I had to spread the arm a little bit to slip it onto the gear box sector shaft.

Are you using the early 7-Tooth steering box, or a 2-Tooth? I'm not sure it will make a difference, but its good to know where you're coming from.

08-23-2020, 11:42 PM	#2
1930-Pickup Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: southern California Posts: 725	Re: New pitman arm too loose Chris- That's an odd one. I replaced my late-1930 pitman arm a few years ago with the shortened version to make steering easier. If anything, the arm was ever so slightly too tight. I had to spread the arm a little bit to slip it onto the gear box sector shaft. Are you using the early 7-Tooth steering box, or a 2-Tooth? I'm not sure it will make a difference, but its good to know where you're coming from. __________________ *"That's my wild unsubstantiated guess, and I'm sticking to it regardless of the facts!"*