| Re: Pitman arm nut removal [message #301172 is a reply to message #301115] |
Thu, 26 May 2016 22:43   |
Tilerpep
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Registered: June 2013
Location: Raleigh, NC
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And a day four will be required...! Hit the loaner tools at Autozone. 33 mm axle nut socket and impact wrench literal one hit and nut was off. Drag link connection had to come off because pitman arm would not come off shaft. Quite a bang for drag link - it was resisting and I just protected my face behind the bumper and kept turning the breaker bar! Removed box and took to a shop. He hit the pitman arm five extended times with shop impact through a puller way better than I had rented. No love. He torqued it down, sprayed with that freezy type penetrating oil, let it sit, then started giving it some hammer time. Pop.
So, I come home and start to put it all back together. Hand tight every connection till high pressure at pump just won't settle. Yep, my new custom hose has the same fitting both ends, supposed to be smaller at pump. Frustrating as this is, I'm in my own driveway with beautiful weather replacing what might be forty year old rubber. Better here than side of road. And I'm hopeful the steering feel will bump positive, I can feel the slop in the old by hand with it out. And putting in a 3.3 turn box and taking out a 4 turn, should tighten even more.
1975 Glenbrook, 1978 Royale rear bath
Raleigh, NC
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