<VV> Pitman arm needle bearing?

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

Not sure anyone does. I made one myself. Needle bearings do come with 
seals, so, I took the center bolt from the rubber bushing and had a 
shop grind the OD to the right size, and made a bushing to mount the 
needle bearing cups and pressed the whole deal into the end of the 
relay rod. Add one grease fitting, and away you go! It wasn't all that 
tough, but then again, I had a full machine shop at my disposal... 
Worked very well, and got rid of what I felt was the most compliant 
piece in the steering train.

John Roberts

-----Original Message-----
From: Sethracer at aol.com
To: jvhroberts at aol.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 11:01 am
Subject: Pitman arm needle bearing?



In a message dated 3/7/2011 6:36:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
jvhroberts at aol.com writes:
Just   some food for thought. Personally, the stock setup works rather
well, the   only caveat is that *&?^ %$#@ rubber bushing attaching the
relay rod   to the Pitman arm. That needs to be a precision needle
bearing sealed   setup, IMHO. The rest is plenty stiff enough.

John Roberts


 
John - Do you know if anyone has ever offered a sealed needle 
bearing replacement for this bushing? I have never seen one. Maybe 
something out of a idler arm assembly?

 

 
Seth Emerson

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