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seaglass · 07-10-2013, 08:51 PM

On my way home i heard a POP and all of a sudden I had no steering.
Not sure how easy of a fix this is or what caused this to happen. PLEASE HELP!!!

tinydb84 · 07-10-2013, 09:23 PM

Fairly easy fix. Buy a new pitman arm and replace that one. Check the rest of the steering parts for excessive wear

**oldman3** · 07-10-2013, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinydb84

Fairly easy fix. Buy a new pitman arm and replace that one. Check the rest of the steering parts for excessive wear

Every good advise. Replace with Moog parts if possible, good stuff...Jim

JointTech · 07-11-2013, 05:09 AM

hows that even possible. There should have been a castle nut with a cotter pin on there. You should check the rest of your suspension. All your balljoints, tierods, spindles and anything that attaches to the drag link should have a castle nut and cotter pin.

I'm sure you had a severe case of monkey butt when that happened. lol, lucky you didnt wreck and kill yourself or somebody else.

seaglass · 07-11-2013, 10:55 AM

So should I get a new pitman arm or just find a cotter pin and a nut?

seaglass · 07-11-2013, 10:57 AM

And no thank God I wasnt on the road I heard a pop about a mile before i got home and pulled over into a parking complex when i pulled out one tire went one way the other stayed straight.

JointTech · 07-11-2013, 02:07 PM

personally I would replace the pitman. Go to autozone or whereever and borrow a pitman puller.
then again unless you are changing everything does it really matter? you could just get the nut and cotter pin. the arm itself doesnt look broken to me.
and then on the other hand, pitman is cheap and the puller rental should be free.

lol not very helpful huh...

Rufton · 07-11-2013, 03:00 PM

PA nut should be torqued to spec.
66 PA nut isn't castle (no cotter pin).

JointTech · 07-11-2013, 03:02 PM

ah i forgot this part of the forum has you weird non 67-72 guys

seaglass · 07-11-2013, 05:04 PM

Yeah I checked with advanced auto parts and the the only way to get a pin and bolt is to order a new pitman. So im going to get that and just use the pin and bolt from the new one to put it on ( I figure 20 bucks is going to be an inferior pitman arm and hopefully the bolt is better quality then the one i dont have lol) I have a buddy who can see if the pitman arm needs to be replaced as well. I live in an apartment complex that frowns upon working on cars

JointTech · 07-11-2013, 11:21 PM

yea mine as well. it sucks but it would look like a dump if they allowed it. I do all my work at my office in the parking lot lol

seaglass · 07-12-2013, 01:15 AM

I would understand dropping a new motor in or somethin but to even change a flat they would rather you tow it out of the complex to get it fixed...

07-10-2013, 08:51 PM	#1
seaglass Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boynton Beach & Pensacola, FL Posts: 18	Steering Problems On my way home i heard a POP and all of a sudden I had no steering. Not sure how easy of a fix this is or what caused this to happen. PLEASE HELP!!!

07-10-2013, 09:23 PM	#2
tinydb84 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Jose Ca Posts: 2,871	Re: Steering Problems Fairly easy fix. Buy a new pitman arm and replace that one. Check the rest of the steering parts for excessive wear __________________ David Used parts build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=638991 My brother's Nova: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=727985 Rear suspension rework: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=750557 Instagram: myfabguy

07-11-2013, 05:09 AM	#4
JointTech Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 1,856	Re: Steering Problems hows that even possible. There should have been a castle nut with a cotter pin on there. You should check the rest of your suspension. All your balljoints, tierods, spindles and anything that attaches to the drag link should have a castle nut and cotter pin. I'm sure you had a severe case of monkey butt when that happened. lol, lucky you didnt wreck and kill yourself or somebody else. __________________ 72 C20 Long Bed SB350 TH400 14 bolt rear end Extremely boring build thread

07-11-2013, 10:55 AM	#5
seaglass Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boynton Beach & Pensacola, FL Posts: 18	Re: Steering Problems So should I get a new pitman arm or just find a cotter pin and a nut?

07-11-2013, 10:57 AM	#6
seaglass Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boynton Beach & Pensacola, FL Posts: 18	Re: Steering Problems And no thank God I wasnt on the road I heard a pop about a mile before i got home and pulled over into a parking complex when i pulled out one tire went one way the other stayed straight.

07-11-2013, 02:07 PM	#7
JointTech Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 1,856	Re: Steering Problems personally I would replace the pitman. Go to autozone or whereever and borrow a pitman puller. then again unless you are changing everything does it really matter? you could just get the nut and cotter pin. the arm itself doesnt look broken to me. and then on the other hand, pitman is cheap and the puller rental should be free. lol not very helpful huh... __________________ 72 C20 Long Bed SB350 TH400 14 bolt rear end Extremely boring build thread

07-11-2013, 03:00 PM	#8
Rufton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 1,170	Re: Steering Problems PA nut should be torqued to spec. 66 PA nut isn't castle (no cotter pin).

07-11-2013, 03:02 PM	#9
JointTech Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 1,856	Re: Steering Problems ah i forgot this part of the forum has you weird non 67-72 guys __________________ 72 C20 Long Bed SB350 TH400 14 bolt rear end Extremely boring build thread

07-11-2013, 05:04 PM	#10
seaglass Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boynton Beach & Pensacola, FL Posts: 18	Re: Steering Problems Yeah I checked with advanced auto parts and the the only way to get a pin and bolt is to order a new pitman. So im going to get that and just use the pin and bolt from the new one to put it on ( I figure 20 bucks is going to be an inferior pitman arm and hopefully the bolt is better quality then the one i dont have lol) I have a buddy who can see if the pitman arm needs to be replaced as well. I live in an apartment complex that frowns upon working on cars

07-11-2013, 11:21 PM	#11
JointTech Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 1,856	Re: Steering Problems yea mine as well. it sucks but it would look like a dump if they allowed it. I do all my work at my office in the parking lot lol __________________ 72 C20 Long Bed SB350 TH400 14 bolt rear end Extremely boring build thread

07-12-2013, 01:15 AM	#12
seaglass Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boynton Beach & Pensacola, FL Posts: 18	Re: Steering Problems I would understand dropping a new motor in or somethin but to even change a flat they would rather you tow it out of the complex to get it fixed...



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