72 K-10 Pitman Arm?

[dme922]

I have a 72 K-10, i am trying to find out if the pitman arm off of the original manual gearbox will work on a power gearbox? Thanks for any help.
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[dennislbrooks]

Fellow Buckeye --- I take if you had a pitman arm from a manual K10 you would try it and see. All the listings I have seen show for a power steering gear however I have yet to find one different for a manual gear.

Can you compare the pitman shaft on the manual gear to a power gear? If the same give it a try. I have power on my 67 K10 --- I do have a spare powergear with pitman arm and rag joint but there are many out there --it is my spare from an 88 blazer -- has o-ring fittings but that can be conquered if you run across a non-sae iff.

I am guessing the pitman arm to be the same. Someone else may know for sure.

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LMC shows 2 manual 4wd steering gears -- the 67-68 has a nut just like the 2wd's but the 69-72 shows the same style pitman shaft as a power gear which uses a bolt to tighten.

[dme922]

Thanks for your input. I will give it a try and post the outcome.
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[dennislbrooks]

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LMC shows 2 manual 4wd steering gears -- the 67-68 has a nut just like the 2wd's but the 69-72 shows the same style pitman shaft as a power gear which uses a bolt to tighten.

[MikeS.]

Funny you mention a pitman arm. I put an 87 4wd axle in the front of my 63Burb mostly for the disc brakes. The axle I bought did not come with a Pitman arm I had to go hunting and searching for a Pitman arm. Called the local part houses and ordered a Pitman arm but they kept sending a 2wd version. I found the right one on eBay, cost me 30 bucks total to get it down here, well worth the money. Chevy dealer wanted 195 for it.
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