pitman arm ? (1 Viewer)

[Spokane40]

Having troubles finding what my pitman arm came off of, stamped D5UA-3590-RA
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also has F250 F350 I've looked all over the web and even the
Ford dealer parts store in town,

 

[MOTOV8R]

D5UA=1975 Ford Econoline, though may have been used for later years as well. 3590=pitman arm. Looks like there are some D5UA-3590-CA out there. Suffix is supposed to denote revision.

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[Spokane40]

Thanks for your help. I’ve seen the CA on eBay it offsets down I believe and this one is pretty straight. I think the pitman arm is good but wanted to replace the ball joint from it to the drag link. Hoping to find it off the pitman arm. It offsets up from the arm. I’ve always had a clunky sound when turning the wheels left and right. So I’ve been replacing all tie rod ends.

 

[MOTOV8R]

When searching for that pitman arm I came across a few threads on pirate4x4 that said people had used that arm and reamed the hole for the TRE to fit chevy 1 ton TREs. Your best bet may be to measure the TRE with calipers. Also, looks like you could use a pitman arm with more drop, it would reduce your bump steer.

 

[pb4ugo]

If you're running Saginaw steering, there are multiple choices for pitman arms. I agree with @MOTOV8R , you could use a drop pitman arm. It looks like your drag link is aftermarket and probably has Toyota end on the pass side and gm on the pitman arm end.

 

[Spokane40]

When searching for that pitman arm I came across a few threads on pirate4x4 that said people had used that arm and reamed the hole for the TRE to fit chevy 1 ton TREs. Your best bet may be to measure the TRE with calipers. Also, looks like you could use a pitman arm with more drop, it would reduce your bump steer.

Thanks for your response. I was readjust wanting to replace the ball joint at the pitman arm. Might try a straight 90 instead of the 1” raised that’s there. I’m just trying to rebuild the front end for now. I was thinking the same as you.

 

[pbgbottle]

Skim through this website.

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