Re: 1930 Pitman Arm
When I got my 30' Town Sedan, there was a lot of slop in my steering for being a so-called restored car.
What I have found in the last four months of working things out on this vehicle are:
1. No cotter pin on the pitman arm and the bolt was loose on the steering sector. After tightening up the pitman arm, I went from over 3 inches of play to 1 inch.
2. Found both steering arms loose for who knows what reason. Tightened up both and not only the steering appears to be much better as far as slop, I no longer hear noise coming from the front end when moving the wheel from stop to stop with the front of the car off the ground.
I don't know if a shorter pitman arm makes a difference, however, you need to look at everything on the steering while the front of the car is up, having someone turn the steering wheel back and forth. That is when you will see anything out of the ordinary that has too much play, causing your problems.
Tom L.
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