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C10 Club Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: White House, TN 37188
Posts: 8,281
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How do I take off the pitman arm?
I can't seem to get the pitman arm off of the gear box.
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Pitman arm puller.
Go to your local parts store chain and borrow it! |
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: daytonabeach
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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
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: NORTHEAST OHIO
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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
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Spring, Tx.
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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.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: DFW
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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 |
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An American Soldier
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Location: Grumolo D' Abadessee, Italy
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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.
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C10 Club Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: White House, TN 37188
Posts: 8,281
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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
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Location: Cedar Park, TX
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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.
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C10 Club Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: White House, TN 37188
Posts: 8,281
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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
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