I'm in the process of re-installing my new front end parts and have come to a minor stump..
In my '91 camaro manual the bolts that attach the idler and pitman to the center link do not use a cotter pin - this is also what I took apart - the components did not use the cotter pin, yet the new parts that I purchased from NAPA came with bolts that use the cotter pin. Which should I use? The old bolts or the new ones that include the cotter pins? One other question. The torque specs for the idler and the pitman to center link - are both cranked to 35lbs or does the pitman get crank to 40lbs and the idler to 35lbs?
Thx
Andrew

 

When I replaced mine I used the cotter pins.

My 92 Helms manual says 35 ft. lbs. for both.

 

Thxs Jza,
In my gm manual the torque specs are the same - 35lbs for both, but in the Haynes there is a 35lbs rating for the idler, and a 40lbs for the pitman..
-Andrew