s-10 steering box/pitman arm issues

madmaxx57

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ok i have the s-10 box..my stock pitman arm wont fit the box?..it appears my box's shaft is 1-3/16 and my p-arm is 1-1/16..the car is a 78 mailbu..anyone else have this issue? my search tells me my pitman arm should fit????..help..thanks
 

bowtie81

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Use the pitman arm that came with the S10, thats what i did and had no troubles.
 

madmaxx57

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ok kool, just wanted to make sure..i dont have one in my hand to compare to. so i will try to hunt one down..thanks!
 

madmaxx57

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what year???..looking on ebay all those show a stud on the non-box end..my malibu arm has female ends..or holes..no studs..so maybe this is a no-go??
 

madmaxx57

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i can get a pic tomm. ebay shows a big and small pitman arm for malibu??..i was told this is was an ez swap..lol..never is...
 

bowtie81

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Send me the links for ebay
I had mine done in 20 min, once you get the proper arm it will be a sinch
 

madmaxx57

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for the most part it was ok..just this arm issue..the item number is 250389433364..this what my current arm looks like
 

madmaxx57

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anyone have some hard dimesions on the steering box shaft ?..i'm thinking this box is wrong..what years of s-10's have the correct pitman arm???
 

madmaxx57

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ok i can only assume the dim for the spline on the pitman arm is taken from the large part of the spline..so the s-10 box has 1-1/4 and my org. p.s. box looks to be 1-1/8..what yr s-10 pitman will work?..i bought the box from someone so i dont have the donor vehicle..anyone??
 

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