I have tried to remove my pitman arm to replace with dropped unit, but cannot get stock arm off! Also - before you remove it make sure you check your alignment marks or create some so that you can get it back on in the same orientation. Freightrain Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Well, as I try to install my air assist I have been trying to get my pitman arm off. Pitman arm won't come off right. 1974 Satellite Sebring Plus Sundance. I'm no pro mechanic but I agree with never pounding on the pitman shaft.
He might be putting on a three inch drop pitman arm! Having read everyone's posts more than once, and looked at the older thread about a similar problem, I came home intending to bolt the steering gear back to the frame, using the tie rod puller on the center link, and then unbolting the steering gear to drop it out of the car, then let a shop press the pitman arm off. Put the puller on quite tight, then heat the shaft end of the arm. There was some localized heating to the arm using the angle grinder. Any tips on how i can get it out? I second that!!!!!!! Pitman arm won't come off. What can I do to loosen the arm without damaging the steering box? Also likely to damage the. For this project, the method of cutting a notch in the pitman arm is. Than the cheapie autozone $10 one pictured above. Last Edit: November 05, 2003, 09:43:21 AM by 6feetofAIR. It did finally separate. Output shaft bearings inside the box. If you can't get a jack on it try getting a friend to back one side up with a sledge then whack the other side.
At any time you wish to cancel the subscription please go back over to the Subscription Page and hit the Cancel button and your subscription will be stopped. Thing popped right off. I have a local shop that works on a lot of off road jeeps. Location: 1963 Lincoln Continental Sedan. Joined: Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:01 am. Pitman arm won't come office de tourisme. After a moment of celebration, I then decided that I was not going to accept having a shop press the pitman arm off. I have used two sizes of pitman pullers and a 5 ton 2/3 arm gear puller with no success(I crank on them until the puller pops off). Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:20 pm.
Location: Nancy, Ky. A word of caution... And a dust mask too. In this ho to, we pull a rusted-on pitman arm off our old jeep to correct the steering for a 4-inch lift kit we are installing. He has a good puller but it's just a skinny little thing. Lincoln-ally Insane. Addicted to Lincolns. Repeated cycles of heat / tighten / strike may be required. Pitman arm won't come off the floor. The tub took the hit nicely and the steering gear seems fine. Contact: How much torque have you put on that pitman puller? 0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic. You won't get it with an impact gun. Pictured below is another style of ball stud remover that could segregate the pittman arm from the center link.
Joined: 16 Sep. 2010. Location: Surprise, AZ. I wound up with a cutting disc in a 4 inch grinder cutting a slot almost all the way through the pitman arm splined section, heating it, and then using a puller. All recording equipment is Sony and our main camera is the HDR-CX675 offering servo steadied filming and 5.
Loosened the arm, soaked with penetrant, and hammered the poop out of it. Like said even with a bullet proof puller heat is required most. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... How To Remove Stuck Pitman Arm - Chris Does What "With Danielle. Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... If its the one on the steering box I didnt get mine off either I ended up putting a gear puller in between the engine and the fan shround and got it off on theat side, I think I worked on it a whole day, is this the same one you are haveing trouble with? What are you trying to install? Depends on how much you use it.
Posts: 19, 229. in a cattle trailer down by th... Sometimes things wear out even with proper lubrication. This is similar to how they get old pressed on brake drums off on cars built before The Flood. Factory, the later crown vics use a nylon based system to lock the nut. After a few turns there was a pop and the steering gear slid down more, but was held up by two things, the downpipe from the exhaust manifold and more importantly it hung up on the small metal arm with the plastic bearing that is part of the shift linkage. That is a good quality puller. I still have a gas torch at work I use when I need one. Stubborn pitman arm removal. Only Dead Fish go with the flow. Plus I really didn't use it that often after I got a plasma cutter. It will seem like nothing is happening and then when the arm finally breaks free it will let go with a pop.
Arm to the steering gear usually come off easily with the properly. Particular complication. Of course i think alot of that had to do with the fact i was using 15 dollar pullers from O'reily and was removing some hundred or so bearings from a rolling harrow. I personally wouldn't use a pickel fork here because it's going to transfer the load into the worm gear/follower/cam assembly inside (whatever it's called; the guts inside). Use a ball stud remover. Then broke a speedy bleeder in my new brake cylinder.
Luke, I have a pickle fork set that I have had for years, it has always worked for me. Mine looks like this. Grinder with a thick abrasive metal cutoff wheel. Auto mechanics is more improv than the comedy barn... You just did it "differently" wrote:I did it wrong and I DO NOT CARE! Our video studio does have a green screen with umbrella lighting. I was having trouble hanging onto everything and using a wrench to tighten it, so I put my impact gun on there and careful used that. I did it wrong and I DO NOT CARE! All information is free to read for everyone. Use a LONG wrench handle. If it came apart and nothing major broke in the process and you are still standing you did it right. Try looking at page2, last post of:... 5&start=15. 48 CJ2A (Grampa's Jeep). Before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. But I don't see why your puller won't work, just give it some time.
The arms are adjustable and as the torque is increased, the arms will actually grab tighter. Nothing that super glue couldn't stitch up, but still makes for a Bad Night in the Garage. Without room to do the above, I think you're stuck. Mix in a glss jar and apply with a glss eye dropper. I bent one wrench and i don't want to round the nut trying with the other. To interact or ask questions you must have a subscription plan to enable all other features beyond reading. Pushing the steering gear back into place was an impossible effort that I put probably 30-40 minutes into. This is likely to damage the hydraulic seals inside the box along with. Use heat if you have it and the magic formula 50% acetone and 50% ATF.
And here's the tool that was used for the job. A safety so the arm can't fall off, like this one. I like to smack things from two directions at once. That's how I did it. Not A Current LINCOLN Owner -.
MBE [ Motor Bike Engineer] Nottingham England. Step 5, tighten the puller some more. Joined: 20 Oct. 2008. I feel like this is a bigger problem for me than removing it from the steering gear right now. I would appreciate it. We broke something, I mean it went bang like broken parts.