How do I take off the pitman arm? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

5150 · 09-09-2005, 06:49 PM

I can't seem to get the pitman arm off of the gear box.

*FormerMember* · 09-09-2005, 06:58 PM

Pitman arm puller.

Go to your local parts store chain and borrow it!

LUV2XCLR8 · 09-09-2005, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grendel

Pitman arm puller.

Go to your local parts store chain and borrow it!

Yeppere, what he said

cdowns · 09-09-2005, 07:20 PM

or buy yourself a decent puller, a handy tool to have and will last a lifetime, about the same price as going to a movie with popcorn and soda

jamesi20 · 09-09-2005, 08:58 PM

you may want to check out harbor freight too if you can't borrow one they are usually fairly "cheap" and for no more than the average guy will use it,will suffice.not a place to shop if you are making a living with your tools but generally good enuff for home use

GRAYGHOST · 09-09-2005, 10:33 PM

go to the auto parts store, and buy a pitman arm puller(under 20 dollars). when you use it, tighten it up real snug, then hit the pitman arm with a hammer. if you try to pull it off by tighting the bolt on the puller all the way, you will break the bolt on the puller. i know because i did it.

mplex2000 · 09-09-2005, 11:30 PM

Hydraulic press, got mine at the Freight! Saved hundreds of dollars by using it to press out all the bushings on just one car when upgrading to poly bushings. Plus it's handy for all sorts of stuff, just like this.

'Course the pitman puller is easier if you're not taking the gearbox off the truck :P

4tiresngas · 09-10-2005, 01:10 AM

I used one from AutoZone. I bought my new Steering Gear Box from there. They basically have you put down a $20 deposit. When you bring it back, they give you your money back.

5150 · 09-10-2005, 09:05 AM

Well, the gear box is off the truck. I was going to rebuild it but I have no clue what I'm doing and there is a guy here who said he sell me one for $50 plus exchange. We only have an Advance in town and the guy there said they didn't have a loaner tool to take it off so I didn't know if they made a loaner tool for taking it off or there was some other trick.

Bryan

BubbaGreen · 09-10-2005, 07:51 PM

Yeah, get the pitman puller, except...after putting it in place, tighten it firmly to remove the pitman arm, good and tight.......then leave it alone for a while, after about 15-minutes, tighten it up again, it will pull it off....wd-40 the shaft if it needs it.

5150 · 09-11-2005, 06:50 PM

Thanks guys

I went and picked up the used power steering gear box from a local parts dealer here and the Pitman arm was already on it and seemed to be in decent condition. So after all that I didn't need to remove it.

Bryan

09-09-2005, 06:49 PM	#1
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	How do I take off the pitman arm? I can't seem to get the pitman arm off of the gear box. __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

09-09-2005, 07:20 PM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	or buy yourself a decent puller, a handy tool to have and will last a lifetime, about the same price as going to a movie with popcorn and soda __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-10-2005, 01:10 AM	#8
4tiresngas An American Soldier Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grumolo D' Abadessee, Italy Posts: 503	I used one from AutoZone. I bought my new Steering Gear Box from there. They basically have you put down a $20 deposit. When you bring it back, they give you your money back. __________________ Dan dan.brue@us.army.mil

09-10-2005, 09:05 AM	#9
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Well, the gear box is off the truck. I was going to rebuild it but I have no clue what I'm doing and there is a guy here who said he sell me one for $50 plus exchange. We only have an Advance in town and the guy there said they didn't have a loaner tool to take it off so I didn't know if they made a loaner tool for taking it off or there was some other trick. Bryan __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

09-10-2005, 07:51 PM	#10
BubbaGreen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 686	Yeah, get the pitman puller, except...after putting it in place, tighten it firmly to remove the pitman arm, good and tight.......then leave it alone for a while, after about 15-minutes, tighten it up again, it will pull it off....wd-40 the shaft if it needs it. __________________ 71 Chevy C-10 SWB Fleetside RamJet-350/4L60e & Compushift/3.73Posi See it at www.prismnet.com/~grzanich

09-09-2005, 06:58 PM	#2
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	Pitman arm puller. Go to your local parts store chain and borrow it!

09-09-2005, 08:58 PM	#5
jamesi20 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NORTHEAST OHIO Posts: 493	you may want to check out harbor freight too if you can't borrow one they are usually fairly "cheap" and for no more than the average guy will use it,will suffice.not a place to shop if you are making a living with your tools but generally good enuff for home use

09-09-2005, 10:33 PM	#6
GRAYGHOST Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Spring, Tx. Posts: 31	go to the auto parts store, and buy a pitman arm puller(under 20 dollars). when you use it, tighten it up real snug, then hit the pitman arm with a hammer. if you try to pull it off by tighting the bolt on the puller all the way, you will break the bolt on the puller. i know because i did it.

09-09-2005, 11:30 PM	#7
mplex2000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 463	Hydraulic press, got mine at the Freight! Saved hundreds of dollars by using it to press out all the bushings on just one car when upgrading to poly bushings. Plus it's handy for all sorts of stuff, just like this. 'Course the pitman puller is easier if you're not taking the gearbox off the truck :P

09-11-2005, 06:50 PM	#11
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Thanks guys I went and picked up the used power steering gear box from a local parts dealer here and the Pitman arm was already on it and seemed to be in decent condition. So after all that I didn't need to remove it. Bryan __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

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