Mocajava
Well-Known Member
I started looking for the replacement kit for all of the steering components. I looking at several types of kits from different manufacturers with different components and called and talked to several "tech" people. I assumed the kits would supply a ball joint that replaces the one in the pitman arm, oh how wrong I was! It appears that replacing the ball joint is not an option in the pitman arm, you use what you have or buy a NEW pitman arm. Really....?!! All the aftermarket suppliers and nobody sells this ball joint? I know the damn thing wasn't in there as part of the forging, it was pressed in after the fact. Why can't it be pressed out and refurbished with a new ball joint? Unless some of you have a solution I guess I will be forced to buy a NEW pitman arm just to get the ball joint to the tune of about $130 or so. Thanks for your thoughts gents......frustrated in Alaska!