by Esteban » Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:04 am
He used an original Patrol pitman. His memory and mine are failing a little bit on the details, since it doesn't make sense to modify a new one instead of the older one that he has kept.
In any case, the hole inside the pitman is probably a straight on, and not beveled like a typical terminal. Again, I don't recall this, it's just a guess.
One way to tell the diameter could be done grinding two small sections on opposite sides of the welded portion, and hopefully be able to measure the stem of the ball.
He measured the outside diameter of the ball at 1.121". Most probably it is 1-1/8" (1.125") Again, my guess is that the stem of the ball is probably 5/8"
Owner of the same Patrol since 1967