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Removing my pitman arm?

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Removing my pitman arm?

Post by Mr Emu »

Howdy,
I have a widetrack 89 sierra and wish to change the steering box. Just wondering how people remove the pitman arm from the spline on the steering box? I dont have a puller of any description and it appeares to be a tad seized or rusted on. Ive been soaking it up with the wd 40 for a few days and have used a hammer to. Any tricks??

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Post by PAZZ »

hit the side of it with a hammer while using a prior bar to push it off, or go buy a puller!
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Get a puller. It will still take the puller cranked up to breaking point, and a tap with a hammer to get it off.

Another option is to heat one side only with a gas torch. The expansion should loosen it.

IMHO trying to do it with a prybar will be a massive struggle. It might work, eventually, but a puller applies the force in the right direction.

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Post by Danzo »

try hiting it back together before trying to seperate it, You might have already tried this? tried and proven with stuborn bolts for me, sometimes they snap :cry: most times it helps release ;)
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Post by MUD-PIGSIERRA »

I dropped by a mechanics workshop with the steering box pitman arm still on and had it pushed of nicely with a hydraulic press, maybe a better option if its a drop pitman arm your trying to swap over with out damaging....
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Post by 86slowsierra »

Just buy a Pitman arm puller. keep the recept so if it breaks you can get a refund. It will take alot of force to get off so you might need a breaker bar. If its like mine you will break one of two. you might want to soke the pitman arm in lanotek first to help you.
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