rtralabama

how do i remove this bolt thats in the pitman arm? do i need a pitman arm puller?

its were the draglink connects to the pitman arm i believe.

bobvalli

I think the puller is more for pulling the arm from the box. I used a pickle fork when I did mine.

rtralabama

thats what i figure but i wasnt sure cus ive never worked on pitman arms til now. do you know what size the nut is that hold the pitman arm in place? or how do you remove it? cus i have no clue what to do but i know i need to get a ton of torque.

bobvalli

I think it might have been 21mm but you know.....once you start working, sockets start flying fast and furious so I could be wrong.

I used a 24" breaker bar. The head pivots past 90 degrees so I was able to get it on top of the arm and on the nut with a standard depth socket.

rtralabama

if i can get the right size socket i will use my air gun. i think its bigger than 21mm on mine, we bought a socket that was 1 1/4" and that was still to small lol

freegdr

remove the cotter key loosen the nut up so theres some space between the nut and the arm 1/2 inch is good and hit with a hammer at the sides of the pitman arn at the aerrows it should p[op loose if not a pickle fork is needed you have to hit it with a hammer not a bob the builder hammer lol

rtralabama

i got the nut removed on the top and i hit the top with a hammer a few times. i will do hit it on the side and then hopefully itll pop up.

bobvalli

Sorry...I thought we were talking the drag link nut. Yeah...the one on the box is quite a bit bigger and an air gun (especially a good one) should make quick work of it. If you're working on getting the arm off the box, you'll probably need the puller.

freegdr

use the pipe wrench you bsaid you had on the nut that holds the arm to the box the steering coloum being locked in palce will hold the arm then u use the puller to get the arm off the shaft leave the nut on bu loose so the arm dont fly off and hit you

rtralabama

got it!!!

now time to get that damn massive bolt on the pitman arm.

rtralabama

i rented pullers from autozone. they are the heavy-duty pair. just gotta gotta get that nut off. i have a big crescent wrench that goes up to 40mm but last time i couldnt get enough torque.

gpXJ

I think it's 1 5/16", on the nut on the pitman arm. Gonna need a lot of breaking force.

rtralabama

alright thanks. if i cant get it off tonight ill have to get find a store that sells that big of a socket cus lowers and home depot only go up to 1 1/4"

freegdr

no no hope you did not booger up the threads on the tre

freegdr

cheater bar