Pitman Arm Won't Come Off

This leaves me with a few questions, should I paint the steering gear before installing it? I have to remove my steering box because I got a refurbished one and my old one was leaking. The tub took the hit nicely and the steering gear seems fine. Drag link usually comes off without too much effort too. Joined: Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:01 am. Having read everyone's posts more than once, and looked at the older thread about a similar problem, I came home intending to bolt the steering gear back to the frame, using the tie rod puller on the center link, and then unbolting the steering gear to drop it out of the car, then let a shop press the pitman arm off. Those things can be nasty. That's the way I've always done it. You can also send us direct feedback from Contact Us below if you so desire. Stay clear of anything flying. New seal for the cylinder shaft.

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1949 F1 stock V8 flathead. MBE [ Motor Bike Engineer] Nottingham England. Frames, uni-bodies, suspensions, axles, springs, bushings, shocks, brakes, rotors, hubs, etc. I broke my Craftsman 5-ton 2 jaw puller trying to separate it. There is nothing but friction on the center link ball joint:Pitman arm connection holding it up. He might be putting on a three inch drop pitman arm! I have used 2 2lb hammers and put one on one side of the arm and hit the other side with the other hammer while the puller is tightened as I can get it with a cheater-bar, be prepared when it turns lose things will go flying, good luck. Jay g. Joined: 03 Apr. I just did one on my Toyota 4X4. KULTULZ wrote:The center link connection has to be removed first. Already broke one puller(cheap).

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I would appreciate it. A safety so the arm can't fall off, like this one. No room for a puller without removing the box. 00:00 Intro 01:05 How To Remove Stuck Pitman Arm 02:45 Our Final Thoughts How To Remove Stuck Pitman Arm. I broke 2 pitman arm pullers and it is still stuck. That and fifty years. Nothing that super glue couldn't stitch up, but still makes for a Bad Night in the Garage. After a bit of hammering the pitmn arm came right off and our son was sure happy.

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Service manuals, simply place the appropriate pitman arm puller on the. How we pulled our seized on Pitman Arm when just a Puller and PB Blaster won't work. But I don't see why your puller won't work, just give it some time. Location: Fayetteville WV. Borrowed a pitman puller but it is actually too big and won't grab it enough(opening too large for my arm) and it just wants to spread open and pull over it. This stinks as I tore one of the boots on the new center link. Last edited by 66Lincoupe on Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:23 am, edited 1 time in total.

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And yes, it is a 88. Ok. Ill see if I can borrow my bosses pickle fork and of that doesn't work ill buy a pitman arm puller. Pictured below is another style of ball stud remover that could segregate the pittman arm from the center link. Equipment: All videos are edited with Sony VEGAS Pro. Here's the gearbox that previously had a pitman arm that wouldn't come. Got my pitman arm off with the help of this thread. Solutions: -Heat the arm with an acetylene torch, and then use the puller.

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And here's the tool that was used for the job. Pushing the steering gear back into place was an impossible effort that I put probably 30-40 minutes into. 13. you must have a perception problem. Also - before you remove it make sure you check your alignment marks or create some so that you can get it back on in the same orientation. You only need to heat the arm in one spot. I replaced my center link over the summer.

This is for my 1994 c1500.

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