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Old 11-08-2019, 09:27 AM   #10
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Re: Pitman are question

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Originally Posted by Mike C View Post
Does GM not list this bolt anymore? I know when I replaced the pitman arm on my Jimmy I couldn’t find one year appropriate and bought a ‘91 Suburban arm that worked just fine. Can’t remember if if came with a new bolt?

But it is a minimum thread bolt so the shank runs in the groove of sector shaft so I would do my best to get an original, or a long shank bolt you could shorten the threads on to match.
As far as I know, when you buy the pitman arms, the cross bolts do not come with it. I know they are a long shank bolt. That's why I'm leery of just buying a grade 5 or 8 bolt. I know LMC lists a cross bolt for pitman arms, but I'm wondering what it really is.
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