Pitman Arm ?
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Pitman Arm ?
tomorrow i gotta take my pitman arm off and switch it with a 4 inch drop pitman arm for my suspension lift is the pitman arm hard to take off or do i need any special tools any suggestions ?
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Dont beat on the shaft too hard. You will ruin the bearings.If you want to take the piman arm off and dont care about saving it. You can deeply score the pitman arm in 2 spots(almost thru) and tap it w a small hammer. It will fall off, literaly
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Good advice from everyone. When I took the arm off my `87 I was lucky, a big pry bar and a few good blows with a hammer on the side of the arm boss while hanging on the bar and it came off.
Refitting is a breeze, it just slides on by hand and tighten the nut.
Refitting is a breeze, it just slides on by hand and tighten the nut.
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NO not heat! all that does is get the shaft hot and ruin the seal. Do you have a puller? if so, when you have ALOT of tension on it, hit the end of the puller you put the socket onto. If that does not work do what i said earlier and deeply score the pitman arm on two sides (almost thru) then hit the cut spots w a chisel. the old pimpan arm will split in two and be off
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i got the puller but whenever i get it a lil bit tightened it pops off but i hear theres a better pitman arm puller that a buddy of mine has that he uses for gettin rv pitman arms off if that doesnt work ill proply be cutting it or scoring it
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Heres a tip. Get two (2-3lbs) hammers. Hold one against the the part. Hit the part with the other hammer directly opposite. When I have to bust a pipe union I do the same thing, except with pipe wrenchs. I use PB Blaster, Kroil, WD40, and ATF.
Sounds like the threads are stripped on your puller.
Regards and Happy Fathers Day
rikard
Sounds like the threads are stripped on your puller.
Regards and Happy Fathers Day
rikard
Last edited by rikard; Jun 21, 2009 at 02:06 PM. Reason: More Info
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If the puller is popping off, its either the wrong size, or its not on straight.
When I had to do the seals on my ranger, I didn't think I'd be able to get it off either. I was using a puller, and tightened it up as much as I dared, still didn't come off. For some reason I ended up taking a break at that point (had to go to work, or sleep or something), when I went back to it the next day, the puller was loose and I was confused. Went to tighten it again, and the pitman had loosened up and came right off. So try tightening it up and waiting a while.
When I had to do the seals on my ranger, I didn't think I'd be able to get it off either. I was using a puller, and tightened it up as much as I dared, still didn't come off. For some reason I ended up taking a break at that point (had to go to work, or sleep or something), when I went back to it the next day, the puller was loose and I was confused. Went to tighten it again, and the pitman had loosened up and came right off. So try tightening it up and waiting a while.
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