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Old 08-20-2024, 11:12 PM   #1
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I made the mistake of posting about this in the For Sale section so I’ll start over here. I need a Pitman arm that clamps on to a square sector shaft (like a Model A uses), is the length of a ‘32 arm, and has a hole in it instead of a permanently attached ball. I could cut up a shortened Model A arm, drill, and taper a hole but I would prefer not to cut up a good one. I don’t know if this is an item that would be “stock” for later (later than a Model A) car/truck or if it would be a custom item. I would like some help figuring out what I actually need and where I can buy one. If somebody has one to sell that would be cool too.
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Old 08-20-2024, 11:26 PM   #2
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https://cwmoss.com/products/steering...BoCZHQQAvD_BwE
It's shorter, but still have to eliminate the ball, or modify your drag link to accept the ball.

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Old 08-21-2024, 11:27 AM   #3
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That’s what I’m using now, the one I would prefer not to cut up.
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Old 08-21-2024, 02:37 PM   #4
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Can somebody tell me if what I am describing even exist’s? And what vehicle it would have been on (I think that the square sector shaft is the biggest issue) so that I can buy one? Or, is there no such thing and I am going to have to make one (which I can do but would rather not if I can avoid it)
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Old 08-21-2024, 05:04 PM   #5
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No such things from the factory. All the A’s used the ball and socket rod ends. You might ask in the A section if there was a certain variety that had a bolt in ball, but I bet it’s rare.
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Old 08-22-2024, 10:21 AM   #6
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I made the mistake of posting about this in the For Sale section so I’ll start over here. I need a Pitman arm that clamps on to a square sector shaft (like a Model A uses), is the length of a ‘32 arm, and has a hole in it instead of a permanently attached ball. I could cut up a shortened Model A arm, drill, and taper a hole but I would prefer not to cut up a good one. I don’t know if this is an item that would be “stock” for later (later than a Model A) car/truck or if it would be a custom item. I would like some help figuring out what I actually need and where I can buy one. If somebody has one to sell that would be cool too.
I have four of those type of bolt in ball ends.. Let me know the diameter of the ball and length of the tapered shaft. Got these in a bunch of parts I bought years ago. Three look NOS and there is one used one. Send me a PM.

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Old 08-22-2024, 11:00 PM   #7
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I bought the tapered reamer from speedway to fix worn balls with the bolt in type
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