UPDATE:FIGURED OUT my pitman arm, draglink, ps gear,(pics)

[bigred72]

So i really need your help! I need an alignment but cant until I replace my way bent pitman arm.

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the P.O. took a grinder to it and notched it and its bent bad the number on the pitman arm is C7TA-3590-AA. in the tech section the closest one is c7tz-3590. Also cant replaced the pitman arm until i know what year my PS gear is

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the # on it is c5-ar-3580-a. Are the steering gear shafts the same on all 67-79 ps.gears? And last but not least.. what the heck draglink and tie rod setup is my truck from. maybe its stock but i cant find a single one that matches it. close but not the same. my tie rod end is on the p-side and the draglink attaches to the pitman arm from the top, not the bottom like most.

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sorry for the long explanation but i have no idea what the PO has changed. I know you guys can help so thanks in advance.

[fordman]

this looks like what you have. i think it is the same as i have on mine. http://www.fordification.com/tech/image ... ront06.jpg

i think the steering box should have a tag on top of it under one of the bolts. my pitman arm doesnt look like that. mine is almost completely straight. but it does have a slight down angle to it. my box is also set forward a little more. and my pitman arm points backwards.

[bigred72]

Thanks Fordman. ive seen the one you linked before. it has a different end on the drag link that attaches to the pitman arm. unfortunately the ps gear has no tag.

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is there anybody that can take my part numbers and tell me what they are from? Im getting frustrated because i cant drive my truck until i figure this out. here is a shot of the whole drag link.

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Does anyone have pics of a 72 f100 4x4 front end? might help. as always thanks a ton for the help!

[fordman]

that still looks just like mine. mine has a tag of 1974 on it. my truck is a 71. my pitman arm is a c7 casting. that is all i can remember . i am going down to the truck tomorrow and probably use it to haul wood. i have to change a tire and jump the battery. and i am probably out of gas wouldnt you know it. i will look at my pitman arm tomorrow.

[bigred72]

Hey fordman, did you ever go down and look at your truck for me? Man, i really thought there would be more than one person with info or an opinion on here. Dont get me wrong any help is good help but im no closer to figuring this out. ok ill stop the rant. thanks for the help.

[fordman]

i forgot to look. i thought about it while i was cutting wood and was going to look but i forgot. i may have to cut wood early this week as we didnt get enough cut last weekend. because i was hunting parts early on saturday. i usualy wont do that. i too figured someone else would have said something.

[fordman]

i am sure mine is a C7 casting. here is a picture of it. i couldn't see the numbers it was too wet to get under the truck.

[bigred72]

So after a couple weeks of the solution to my problems were in the back yard at my buddies house . My friend is a mud bog racer and has countless ford parts, so he gave me a tie rod, drag link and pitman arm from a 78-79 bronco/f150. Im happy to tell ya the pitman arm fit perfectly. i guess the P.O. used the steering gear from that year. Here are a couple pics of what i picked up and another pic of my mangled pitman arm next to one from a '70 2wd w/ manual steering.

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[71highboy]

glad you found what you needed.