<VV> Pitman arm needle bearing?

[Brian]

I should ahve been clearer.  I meant the steering wheel seems to require a lot of muscle to turn it.  More so than I remember.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: jvhroberts at aol.com
To: bmoneill at juno.com, Sethracer at aol.com
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Pitman arm needle bearing?
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:17:00 -0500

It does take a LOT of force, for a good one. The way you install it is 
to point the car straight ahead BEFORE you tighten the nut.

John Roberts

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian <bmoneill at juno.com>
To: Sethracer at aol.com
Cc: jvhroberts at aol.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 11:10 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Pitman arm needle bearing?


Speaking of Pitman Arm bushings--how free should the pitman arm rotate 
on the bushing in the center (drag) link.  Jsut put a rebuilt steering 
box in my convert and the steering seems to take a lot of force.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Sethracer at aol.com
To: jvhroberts at aol.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Pitman arm needle bearing?
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 11:01:27 EST



In a message dated 3/7/2011 6:36:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Â 
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

C's the Day! - Â Corvair, Camaro, Corvette
San Jose, CA



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