Puller to disconnect connecting rod from pitman arm...

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...the last parts to get off the front-end are the idler arm off the frame, the pitman arm off the steering box, and the connecting rod off the pitman arm. I have a pitman arm puller, and I was just going to use that to pull both the idler and the pitman. However, I don't have a way to get the connecting rod off the pitman. It's stuck on there pretty tight, and I don't want to damange the rod (I gotta reuse that).

Anyone know of a puller I can get? The fit is pretty tight, and I tried torching it with a propane torch but it won't budge. None of my regular pullers will work because the jaws aren't thin enough to fit into the space between the rod and the pitman.

Any help would be cool.

Also, just for grins does anyone know the size of the nut on the gear-box side of the pitman arm? I forgot to measure it before I left my dad's yesterday. I need to get another overgrown socket and I have no idea how big it is. 1 1/8" ???