C2 drag link details

[Jeremy R.]

Does anyone have any good pictures of the drag link end of a manual steering relay rod? Trying to figure out the clamp, clamp bolts & nuts, etc and what factory original looks like.

[Stephen L.]

Re: C2 drag link details

Steering Photos

[Edward J.]

Re: C2 drag link details

Jeremy, On my 63 the the drag link was a forged- natural and the metal sleeve around the pitman arm joint was natural and the bolts and nuts where a zinc. the nut was a self locking type. the tie rod sleeves were black. other years maybe different consult your JM.

[Jeremy R.]

Re: C2 drag link details

Well I am trying to determine if my pieces are original or reproductions. I will try to get some pictures of what I have, but I am in the middle of disassembling the drag link and trying to clean everything up.

My metal sleeve is sort of beat up. If I can determine if its original I will try to save it, but if its a reproduction I might as well get a new one. This one does have a mark stamped into the underside of it.

The bolts and nuts are zinc, but again not sure if their original. I don't know what type of locking nuts were originally used, but these are nyloc so I figured they were replacements.

All the steering linkage is dirty and greasy, but look like everything was painted black, which I thought was how it came from the factory.

[Jeremy R.]

Re: C2 drag link details

Ok here are a couple of pics of the bolts and nuts I have, and the stamp on the back of the metal sleeve. I figured the factory would of had used a stover type nut for a locking nut instead of nyloc, but who knows.

[Edward J.]

Re: C2 drag link details

Jeremy, I am pretty sure your pic.s are correct, my 63 has a locking nut like yours I will look later and get back to you.

[Edward J.]

Re: C2 drag link details

Jeremy, I looked at my hardware and they are like yours. I am still not sure on the black out on the the drag link and the joint, as I took my 63 a part and had no black out on these the car was never apart on my car til I restored the car and still retains its original inspection marks from the factory. just a lot of grease was collected on these parts over the years, there was signs black out on the tie rod sleeves and tie rods.

[James W.]

Re: C2 drag link details

Jeremy,

Here's a pictute of an unrestored DUNTOV '65 L78 car with manual steering.

James West