It appears I found the true difference between the 2-ton drag links on my '46 Chevy and the rest. After doing some parts digging, the replacement stud-balls that are swedged onto the pitman and steering arms measure 3/4 of an inch in diameter (as advertised) and the drag link end internals we can buy are marketed toward that size. I put my old dial calipers on the stud-balls on my truck and they measured roughly .900-inch. I can't find any literature on what the original OEM size was before 67 years of wear but they were still respectably uniform in size so I had no problems re-using them.
I lucked out yesterday as I actually found a good original drag link in a box of parts I got with the truck. The internals and springs were in great shape and the plugs turned in and out freely so I hit it with the wire wheel real quick, then some black bug bomb and snapped it on the truck. Pumped it full of grease and it appears I'm back in business! I'll take it on a test-drive tomorrow and see how she feels.
Last edited by Dieseldude03; 05/26/2013 8:22 PM.
