pitman arm puller size info needed

Dart Vader · Post by **Dart Vader** » Sat Feb 11, 17 5:23 pm

going to buy a pitman arm puller for my a body

two jawssize seem to be around, 27mm and 33mm

if someone has one can they let me gap size between the two jaws so I buy the right one please

ta

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Feb 11, 17 6:51 pm

Are you getting a hydraulic puller? You'd be wasting your money on anything else....

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Sat Feb 11, 17 9:05 pm

Had to cut mine off with an angle grinder after a frustrating time with pullers albeit not hydraulic.

Dart Vader · Post by **Dart Vader** » Sat Feb 11, 17 10:58 pm

Not a hydraulic one. I borrowed one ages ago just a big horseshoe shape and threaded bolt. Worked fine for me at the time and I thought I would add one to the tool collection as I've got to take the pitman off again

Should have stuck to the advise given about centering the steering before putting it all back together.

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Sun Feb 12, 17 10:22 am

the sector shaft is 1 and 1/16 or 1 and 1/8 inch i.e 28.5mm

i'd suggest you are ok with the 33 mm one

Dave

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Feb 12, 17 10:31 am

I've removed many pitman arms over the years, even with a hydraulic puller which is the best, a bit of heat is needed they are that tight. I've never found a straight wind up type would work, you just can't apply enough pressure with that type. Maybe you just got lucky, maybe you'll get lucky again, maybe not....

Dart Vader · Post by **Dart Vader** » Sun Feb 12, 17 12:42 pm

cheers guys, will see how I get on

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Mon Feb 13, 17 11:59 am

i just purchased an ebay special

did it up tight

"mind i have only ever had to deal with just this one!!! i may be lucky"

and as i was rebuilding the steering box
just laid into the puller and the pitman arm with a BFH.

clattering both accessible sides of the pitman arm eye with two masons hammers at exactly the same time also made me feel better
whether it helped or not i don't know but afterwards i felt like a real man.
alternating my style of attack made the job exceptionally frustrating but
swearing a lot helped

when it came apart i had caused no damage other then a few bruises to myself and the thick coating of rust a grease on the arm

please note there is nothing like the pain of driving your forearm, with masons hammer to add momentum, into the sharp split pin ends on the cross link or track rods and a T shirt offers no protection.

if in doubt take whole steering box off car

lay the eye of bits you want to remove onto an anvil vice or that D shaped bit of the panel beating set you never successfully used
and HIT IT

works wonders on the cross link, idler, pitman the end of the lower arm where the bottom balljoint fits. and you get them off without injury

remember! wear suit of armour and shades when swinging big hammers

may the force be with you

Dave