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Inkara1 
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 Posted: 06-September-2024 at 11:51AM |
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I was able to find where I put my old one. The rubber boot got torn when I removed it from the car. I'm not sure the condition of the joint because when I replaced it, it was just because I had to replace steering box, so "while I was in there" on a part of unknown age and condition.
I can't decide if I should hold on to it since I'll never be able to find another, or if I should sell it.
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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.
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72FordGTS
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Posted: 07-September-2024 at 4:26AM |
Whatever you decide, don't throw it out. If you don't keep it as a spare, at lease put it up for sale in the forum. I try to keep a stock pile of extra parts, especially the hard to find ones, for my car.
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hogfiddles
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Posted: 07-September-2024 at 5:46AM |
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Yeah don’t toss it.... even if there’s no repairs available for a given part—- sometime, somebody is gonna figure out how to do it.....
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1972 Gran Torino Sport - Q code new project 1972 Gran Torino - parts 1969 Torino GT - M code 100+ mid-80's Yamaha XJ-Series (14 trophies) |
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Inkara1
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Posted: 07-September-2024 at 7:11AM |
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I was worried I had thrown it out, so I was excited to find it. It will definitely not go in the trash, knowing what I know now!
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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.
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Posted: 11-September-2024 at 5:21AM |
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If you have a spare…I’d highly consider sending off to rare parts to refurbish. Then you have a spare of a very hard to find part.
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spriegel
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Posted: 16-September-2024 at 12:31PM |
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I picked up a spare pitman arm for my sister's '73 Gran Torino. D30A 3B153 (power steering) -Chris |
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Posted: 16-September-2024 at 2:15PM |
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I have located a spare Pitman arm I had. I am going to send it off to Glen at Rare Parts and have them take a look at it for rebuilding.
I replaced mine with an NORS (new old replacement stock) pitman arm when I did my Lares 841 upgrade. I will update back when I can. Side note: Man, Chevy/GM trucks seem to break a lot of pitman arms, YouTube is loaded with nothing but videos on repairing broken bow tie stuff
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spriegel
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Posted: 17-September-2024 at 11:10AM |
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Sounds great Andy! Let us know how the rebuilding goes. Does anyone on the forum need a pitman arm? We can keep a look out for one. -Chris
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Posted: 17-September-2024 at 12:40PM |
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Message back from Glenn at Rare Parts:
Good morning Andrew, Thank you for the referrals! This is an active rebuild part number for us now. We had a local customer drop one off in May and we have been rebuilding these since. We charge $165.03 retail + shipping to rebuild these pitman arms. We estimate the rebuild time to take about 2 weeks once we receive it and get it in line with other builds. |
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spriegel
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Posted: 17-February-2025 at 5:20AM |
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Andy, I went ahead and sent this spare pitman arm I have off to Rare Parts. I spoke with Glen this week and he said they definitely do the remanufacturing of the Torino P/S pitman arms now. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks,
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Posted: 17-February-2025 at 10:50AM |
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Yes, PLEASE let us know :)
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Posted: 25-February-2025 at 12:01PM |
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Good news Chris. Thanks for the update.
I’ve had one I’ve been wanting to send out to Glenn but I’ve been dealing with too many proverbial irons in my fire.
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Posted: 25-February-2025 at 4:02PM |
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This is great news Chris. Keep us posted!
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spriegel
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Posted: 07-March-2025 at 3:10PM |
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Quick update. I sent off a Gran Torino power steering pitman arm to Rare Parts. The process was very easy, and they turned around the part in just a couple of weeks. Glen at Rare Parts told me they have seen an increase in Torino requests and now setup to reman these - thanks Andy! Note - you do need to send them a core in order for them to reman the part. He explained their process is:
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Posted: 08-March-2025 at 8:28AM |
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This is fantastic, thank you Chris. I still have my original Pitman arm, so I may have to send it to be refurbished too. Seems like the best option so far. Do you mind saying what rare parts charges?
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Posted: 08-March-2025 at 9:57AM |
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Vince, Here is the reman listing: They also charge for the return shipping & tax. Thanks, Chris
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