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05-31-2015, 10:29 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Garland,TX
Posts: 431
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Pitman arm removal nightmare
Thought I'd share what it took to remove my pitman arm.
I removed the steering gear from my 80 C10 to re-seal the leaking input and output shafts. It looked to be the original pitman arm and to my surprise it was still good. Had planned to replace it with a moog unit, but in the end decided to re-use it. Had never had such a difficult time removing a pitman arm before, I used a 24" breaker bar combined with a 24" cheater pipe...
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05-31-2015, 10:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: St Robert, Mo
Posts: 730
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Re: Pitman arm removal nightmare
??? I never used a puller on anyone I have ever changed. One swift hit from a 2 pound hammer takes them off in no time. One that was real bad I had to hit 3 times...
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05-31-2015, 11:20 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: N.E. Florida
Posts: 500
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Re: Pitman arm removal nightmare
I have had to use a little bit of heat while having pressure from the puller still on there. It will pop loose after a short time of heat applied to the outer edge of the pitman arm. And you will be able to reuse it after a good clean up.
Ken
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