How do you remove pitman arm from steering shaft?
Take your Pitman arm puller and remove the arm from the steering shaft. It will release from the shaft and drop down some, but the arm is still being held up by the centerlink. Next, remove the cotter pin and the large nut that holds the Pitman to the center link. Use a pickle fork or a puller to separate the Pitman from the centerlink.
How do you remove a Pitman from an idler arm?
Use a pickle fork or a puller to separate the Pitman from the centerlink. You should be able to remove the Pitman by pulling down on the centerlink and slipping it out. If you’re doing both the idler arm and the Pitman today, this is where you will appreciate the fact that you have not installed the idler arm yet.
What to do with a stuck pitman arm?
So here’s the box with the stuck pitman arm. Here’s the gearbox with the notch cut into it near the sector shaft. In this case, the grinder cut a deep notch into the arm without cutting into the sector shaft at all. The arm now popped right with a pitman arm puller after a pressure relief slot was cut into the metal.
How big is the nut on a pitman arm?
Lower the truck down on the jack stand and remove the wheel. You have to remove the big nut that holds the Pitman arm to the steering box. In this case, it was a 1-5/16 nut that was torqued to 180 ft lbs. I used a 3/4″ drive socket and a big mother breaker bar.
How do you remove the pitman arm on a Duramax?
I use a standard puller. Use a 2 inch bolt the thread of the puller. This will keep you from having to unbolt the steering box. As you tighten the puller tap the pitman arm with a hammer. Tighten tap, tighten tap.
Do you have a pitman arm puller?
Use a 2 inch bolt the thread of the puller. This will keep you from having to unbolt the steering box. As you tighten the puller tap the pitman arm with a hammer. Tighten tap, tighten tap. Of all the times I have done this I have never had to cut one off. first question….do you have a pitman arm puller? if not you will definetly need one.
Where can I get a pitman arm brace?
The stage 2 kit from dmax store comes with kryptonite tierods and idler arm pitman arm and cognito braces. So I guess pitman arm should be the first thing to replace and then work my way to the tie rods?