Re: JPOR: Pitman Arm Taper

[Jeff Ayers <jayers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is part of a previous post about tapered reamers:

I borrowed one from a Stock Car fabricator friend of mine.  He gets
them
> > through Behling Racing Equipment, 5170 North 125th Street, Butler, WI
> > 53007 (800) 255-4117 Fax-(414) 783-6293.  They carry one for tie rod
> > ends and one for ball joints.  They use a six flute spiral.  They each
> > list for $119.50 which was out of my price range.  #80770 is the smaller
> > one at 1.5" taper per foot and #80771 is the larger one at 2" taper per
> > foot.  I don't know who actually manufactures them, but I couldn't find
> > them through any tool catalog that I could find.  Perhaps you could
> > check the local race car builder.
>
The only difference between the two sizes of tie rod ends that you are
looking at is the depth of the reamed area.  Use the same reamer but
ream more metal to fit the larger tie rod end.
Jeff
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Chad Lloyd wrote:
>
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> I know you guys have probably answered this already, but....
>
> I'm about to take my YJ pitman arm in to a machine shop to have it machined
> to fit the drag link from the 87 Grand Wagoneer axles that I am putting in.
> The ball joint at the end of the Grand Wagoneer drag link is bigger than
> that at the end of a YJ drag link.
>
> 1) Does anyone know the stock 'taper' (however one expresses the
> measurement) of the YJ pitman arm?
>
> 2) Does anyone know the taper of the Grand Wagoneer drag link?
>
> I'd like to go to the machine shop with as much information as possible (in
> the correct 'lingo') so that I can properly explain what I want to them with
> the greatest chance of ending up with the right result.
>
> Thanks guys!
>
> Chad
>
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