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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: airmanwilliams on March 02, 2011, 04:14:21 AM

Title: samurai steering
Post by: airmanwilliams on March 02, 2011, 04:14:21 AM

took my 87 sami into les schwab yesterday to get an alignment done since I just swapped axles and its alittle off but they said I need a new pitman arm because where the joint that goes into the 3" drop pitman is loose. do you guys think its probably just new steering rods needed or a drop pitman arm? some buddies have told me that they have never heard of the pitman arm going bad like that.

Title: Re: samurai steering
Post by: tuxblacray on March 02, 2011, 12:11:31 PM

It would be unlikely if the pitman arm is the cuprit since in most cases it is a solid cast piece. What joint? Steering box... splined shaft.... pitman arm.... nut.... ball joint.... nut..... steering linkage...

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My vote would go to the ball joint on the steering linkage or the tie rod ends. You should be able to wiggle these points to see which one is bad.

I think I would go someplace else if they can't pinpoint the problem any better than what information they have provided to you at this point.