I just tried to replaced my original pitman arm on my 1971 Demon340 and found that the new unit(raybestos #4451008) has a totally different bend and angle to it??????? Did they reconfigure the design from the original Mopar # 3402730 ???????

It seams to have the pivot arm inverted??

Thanks, Steven

Sounds like you got the later A-body part. 73-76 the pivot goes in from the top.

Will it work the same.....The car has power steering if that matters. Rock Auto lists this part # as the only 1 available.

68-72:



73-76:



Info: http://www.bigblockdart.com/techpages/linkage.shtml

Well this has become a problem.......The pic of a 73-76 pitman arm is what I took off but, the other photo is a idler arm right
Anyway I think the power pump might be a later year 1973 so maybe the previous owner changed all of this???? The new pitman arm has a very deep bend and has the pivot facing 180. Do I use a 73 later pitman arm??? When i enter 73 Dart Sport my exact pitman arm comes up. Did he change the drag link to make it work??? I am so confused

Bingo, I have a 73 later setup but, how about the drag link, what is the difference between the 2??? So I can check the bends or #'s

Also, the idler arm that came off resembles a early model arm??????? What The F@#$..... would that work properly 73-76 pitman and early idler arm

The pivot holes are tapered, so there is no way they are interchangeable. If you have the later pitman/idler, you definitely have the later c-link.

That pic i linked shows the later setup abovve, and the older one below. You can see how the 68-72 has more of a drop in the center. If you have the later 73+ pitman arm, you have the later link too.

Also, the idler arm that came off resembles a early model arm??????? What The [Email]F@#$.....[/Email] would that work properly 73-76 pitman and early idler arm

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Meaning the new idler arm I ordered looks the same as the one that came off.....