Pitman Arm

[samsonitesamsonite]

How hard is it to remove the pitman arm without a puller

 

[JohnnyU]

Depends on the puller. A high-quality puller like one from Matco or Snap-on seems to work well, while the cheap-o ones from Harbor Freight or AutoZone break rather easily. Add a little bit of heat to the arm (careful not to damage the seal in the steering box, and it will make things easier.

 

[Capt Jay]

WITHOUT a puller? Don't. Buy rent or borrow.

 

[4x4junkie]

WITHOUT a puller? Don't. Buy rent or borrow.

Yep. (I would even say it's impossible without screwing up the box)

 

[JohnnyU]

WITHOUT a puller? Don't. Buy rent or borrow.

Completely missed the "without"

 

[Jspafford]

I bought one from said Autozone, and it works flawless. Hit it with an impact and it came right off..

Where you at? You are more than welcome to borrow it.

 

[Jrod-13]

It's possible to do it without a puller(without messing stuff up), but you really dont want to do it... just buy a puller, and get to it..

 

[samsonitesamsonite]

eh just curious ill rent one, or buy one from sears.

 

[arrabil]

I keep reading about everyone's troubles with this and have decided I must be lucky or something. I've used the same HF tie-rod puller on the BII, the Ranger, and on two other rust-belt BIIs and have never had a problem. I spend a significant amount of time lining it up just perfectly centered, put a 3' cheater on the breaker bar, and voila, the bitch pops off no problem each time.

 

[crbnunit]

I bought a cheapo puller and got lucky. Had to modify it though as the fingers were too thick to fit between the arm and the box.

 

[Jeepman401]

The cheap ones are a crapshoot.
I have broke more than I can remember, but One of the guys at work has the same puller, and I use it all the time without a problem