<VV> Pitman Arm

[Bryan Blackwell]

As I recall, the bolt is a taper fit in the pitman arm, like a tie rod.  I recall putting a brand new GM rubber bushing in a car, it promptly self destructed.  Since then I only use the nylon or delrin ones.

--Bryan

On Oct 3, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Harry Yarnell wrote:

> Bolt rotates in the rubber sleeve.
> It was my understanding that nothing pivoted; that all the movement was
> taken up by the rubber bushing. In other words, the rotational movement was
> simply twisted by the rubber.
> I find that hard to believe that lasted very long.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: <VV> Pitman Arm
> 
> When the steering box turns the Pitman arm does the arm rotate on the bolt
> in the bushing in the drag link or does the bolt rotate within the rubber
> sleeve?