[CHOCK]

Torque the pitman to 100 FT Pounds or as the Ford manual states a bit more.
If the nut is flush with the sector, CRUISE-
I'll bet it will be.
You are dealing with taper fit, It will not slide all the way on, then adding the fact of a new sector vs a 60 year old sector in comparing.

 

[CHOCK]

Torque to 125 pounds, then send picture of nut on sector.

 

[CHOCK]

What is those 2 "wings" you can see on the first pic on top of the pitman? It don't look like anything I recognize.

Good point of a non stock situation.

 

[CHOCK]

Pictures TORQUED down.

 

[CHOCK]

Yes. It is torqued down but the nut is not up to the sector

AGAIN--Send pictures of the nut and END of sector. Did you torque to 125 pounds?

 

[CHOCK]

It is simple a non matter in a way. That pitman will not slide all the way up on the TAPERED splines. The Nut is nearly (60 thousands lets say) from being correct to the sector. Is your torque 100 pounds plus? I doubt it by looking.
What is your torque setting-??
Another way here--Torque to 125 pounds, remove the nut washer, try to remove the pitman. Tell us how long, by what method did you filially remove it. Will be interesting

 

[CHOCK]

Post the numbers off that Pitman--It does not look right?


Retract--You are doing Manual.

 

[CHOCK]

I thought the nut looked thick…..I need to double check mine.

WOW--Are you observant, The new nuts on these boxes are thicker than the stock. Explains the non flush situation.

 

[CHOCK]

Last post here.
After torquing to 125. Try to remove the pitman. Then post the efforts needed.

 

[CHOCK]

No the nut will not even fully thread on to the bottom threaded section so nowhere near the shoulder

What is the torque setting?

 

[CHOCK]

Makes me wonder if the Lares steering box shaft or the nut they provide are metric and not compatible with the other.

The threads are standard, the nut is thicker.

 

[CHOCK]

My thought is since it’s an aftermarket box, there could be bad machining of the threads on the shaft or a mis-boxed nut that could cause issue with tightening.

Yes indeed. These things are possible on anything made by a human, any machine programed/controlled/operated by a human. Stuff happens for sure.
I think we are at 50+ of the same boxes sold we get out of China. Same issue-Nuts are too thick, pitman fit great (has to have the torque) to press the pitman down on the new splines.