Re: Mark's already solved it! (Pitman Arm, 4" drop, 9" radius)

["Mark Young" <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me see if I can get some more pictures before we leave for Seattle.
My wife is having surgery there the 18th. Hope to be going home before the
NWBRU that would mean she is doing well, but if we are still there you can
see it at the show.

The idea was mine but was a thought out as a welding project by a friend who
is a design engineer and a accomplished welder. Not me thank God!
Both pieces were cut angled to a point in the middle then weld, grind, weld,
grind until it looks like one piece.
I really like it and haven't had any problems even aired down off road.
With the shorter arm the power steering pump didn't work as hard but the
steering was so slow. It was way stronger than the drag link I bent. (still
waiting for the only picture of that John Fleck)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joel brodsky" <travelall1974@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:58 PM
Subject: Mark's already solved it! (Pitman Arm, 4" drop, 9" radius)


> Mark,
>
> Can you snap a couple of really close up pics of the
> pitman arm with possibly a ruler in them to illustrate
> dimensions?  I want to solve the problem in a single
> move with this pitman arm.  It looks like you already
> have.  Granted, the stock pitman arm is probably too
> thin at the mounting to reliably handle the multi-axis
> couple that is generated from a setup with this
> orientation, so the fix (it looks like...) must be
> made out of the dropped pitman arm unit which is about
> twice as thick in the cross section and twice as wide
> as the stock arm.
>
> Thanks a bunch, and it looks like you've already done
> what I had only *thought* about before.  Nice fix!
>
> Now, Greg H., Jim A, others... Do you see a problem
> with fixing (welding) the end of a stock pitman arm to
> the dropped unit?  Jim, if possible, can you show me
> the modified pitman arm at NWBRU.  Yes, I'll be there.
>
> JoelB
>
> <snip>
> > Mark Young
> > Fuel Injected Webmaster JustInternationals.org
> > Scout On, may all your leaks and rust disappear!
> >
>
>
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