Picking up where I left off
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For the pitman arm mine was also a bitch to remove. I broke the first puller but then learned a trick for the second.
What I did was tightened the puller, hit the bolt (on the puller) with a hammer a few times, drank a beer, tightened again, and repeated until it came free.
What I did was tightened the puller, hit the bolt (on the puller) with a hammer a few times, drank a beer, tightened again, and repeated until it came free.
Same price, just closer.
I tried this minus the beer, still no luck unfortunately.
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Best of luck.
Think the wait time is what did it. Before I just kept tightening and broke the tool.
Best of luck.
Sometimes you just have to take a break with tough things like this and when you come back to it in an hour magically it goes better.
I'm stuck though regardless. My gear pullers arms are big enough that they aren't able to get nicely seated around the edge of the pitman arm. That conical pitman arm puller looks like a really nice tool to have.
After the sixth break I would lose interest.
I've always used a standard puller and have "helped" it along the way with the 2-hammer trick...
After soaking in PB, I tighten up the puller some, then give the exposed part of the pitman a few good whacks with a mechanic's hammer, all while supporting the opposite side of the pitman arm with generous pressure from a pressed against hammer of equal or greater weight. I tighten up the puller some more, then whack again in the same manner. Rinse and repeat until it's removed.
In 25 years of wrenching, including at my old man's shop, I've never NOT been able to get a pitman off this way, including spending over a decade in the Rust Belt!
After soaking in PB, I tighten up the puller some, then give the exposed part of the pitman a few good whacks with a mechanic's hammer, all while supporting the opposite side of the pitman arm with generous pressure from a pressed against hammer of equal or greater weight. I tighten up the puller some more, then whack again in the same manner. Rinse and repeat until it's removed.
In 25 years of wrenching, including at my old man's shop, I've never NOT been able to get a pitman off this way, including spending over a decade in the Rust Belt!
Beer optional, though I lean towards whiskey/bourbon and usually only after the work is completed
GTFO ! Why even try then ?
So, checked my Dad's puller but the jaws are not wide enough.
Amazon comes through! Looks like my conical pitman arm puller will be here tomorrow, and the Mopar pitman arm shipped today from Arizona. So either way, I'll have something done shortly.
Beer optional, though I lean towards whiskey/bourbon and usually only after the work is completed
Yes I have seen some guys work after a few while doing a project and some must of had more than a FEW.....
It's all good. Just get the pitman arm off already....
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after the sixth break i would lose lunch.After the sixth break I would lose interest.
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fixed it for you. don't count your eggs
It would have been done by now if I wasn’t helping Blaine put together the instructions for the kitfixed it for you. don't count your eggs
When adding the PSC hydro-assist setup to the 03-06 models, you either have to modify your factory steering shaft as Blaine has mentioned, or you need to get a steering shaft from a 97-02 model.
You can see the difference below:
The 97-02 shaft is pictures on top and the 03-06 below. You can see how much shorter the 97-02 steering shaft is, but otherwise they are mostly the same.
I'm not sure how you modify your 03-06 shaft, but Blaine told me that they just use 97-02 shafts to make the job easier. For the price, I think it's a no brainer. Also, it doesn't hurt to have a new steering shaft anyways.
You can see the difference below:
The 97-02 shaft is pictures on top and the 03-06 below. You can see how much shorter the 97-02 steering shaft is, but otherwise they are mostly the same.
I'm not sure how you modify your 03-06 shaft, but Blaine told me that they just use 97-02 shafts to make the job easier. For the price, I think it's a no brainer. Also, it doesn't hurt to have a new steering shaft anyways.
So does that mean those with 97-02 models do not need to modify anything? Asking for a friend.
So does that mean those with 97-02 models do not need to modify anything? Asking for a friend.
That would be correct. You can keep the 97-02 steering shaft
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