Revolute joint in pitman arm

[Ben L.]

Hello,

I'm trying to figure out if there is a name for the revoulte joint integrated in a typical pitman arm that connects to a center link.
It looks like a ball joint, but it actually doesn't allow missaligment.

Are those joints sold seperatley from the pitman arm?

Thanks,
Ben

 

[GregLocock]

I'm guessing you mean the one from the idler arm to the subframe or cross member? I'd say they are replaceable. I'm guessing a plain bearing but I don't know.

The one with the castellated not here?

https://p-s-t.com/i-23158509-idler-arm.html#!year=1988||make=FORD||model=COUNTRY SQUIRE

Cheers

Greg Locock


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[Ben L.]

Hi,

I meant the other side, like here:

Thanks,

Ben

 

[BUGGAR]

My experience is you buy the whole idler arm.
Bob

 

[Tmoose]

Pitman arm = lever on steering box.

Idler arm = component mirrored on the other side of the car to create pure 2D translation motion of the center link ??

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/db/ac/61/dbac61fcc6181cb9dc6939fc6754d9b9.jpg

 

[sierra4000]

Is not replaceable, buy complete arm or try use lower joint from japan car, similar like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/193306261090

Radek

 

[Tmoose]

FWIW in the previous millenium it was not completely unheard of for the pitman arm to have a tapered hole at that end, and an isolastic bushing with shaft and tapered end to be pressed into the idler arm. I seem to recall having to replace that bushing way more than the idler arm on my poor abused Corvairs.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p...XRQNrvYptPu61atYlh8_aRrPwXl59DVOHPS2MYN4X4jvw

 

[JayMaechtlen]

The joints I've seen on pitman arms seemed to be ball joints. The joint on an idler arm often isn't a ball joint, as it forces some alignment.

Jay Maechtlen

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