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Thu, 22 April 2021 12:58

rjw

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boybach wrote on Wed, 21 April 2021 00:01

As I understand it, the pitman arm and the drag link have to be separated so I can center the box - I'm guessing I need a pickle fork to do that?

Larry

No don't use a pickle fork. They are great at tearing up boots and doing other damage to parts you want to reuse.

Currently, I am doing a complete front end rebuild including replacing relay arm, idler arm and drag link. I also installed both upper and lower control arms that were rebuilt (with new ball joints, offset bushings etc.) for me by Dave Lenzi.

I used a "OTC (7311A) Pitman Arm Puller" to get the old drag link apart from the pitman arm after my "El Cheapo" pullers failed. Getting that stuff apart was difficult and time consuming since my pullers were not up to the task. I probably spent half a day under my GMC trying to get it apart before I gave up and got a good puller. The OTC Pitman Arm Puller worked like a charm and I had the parts disconnected in less than 15 minutes.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002SRGHK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com

Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.

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		Re: Centering the steering box By: JohnL455 on Mon, 19 April 2021 10:45
		Re: Centering the steering box By: Matt Colie on Mon, 19 April 2021 11:22
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Mon, 19 April 2021 11:46
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		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Mon, 19 April 2021 16:04
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		Re: [GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Mon, 19 April 2021 22:21
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Mon, 19 April 2021 20:20
		Re: Centering the steering box By: Matt Colie on Tue, 20 April 2021 16:29
		Re: Centering the steering box By: JohnL455 on Tue, 20 April 2021 17:56
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Tue, 20 April 2021 23:01
		Re: Centering the steering box By: rjw on Thu, 22 April 2021 12:58
		Re: Centering the steering box By: RF_Burns on Wed, 21 April 2021 06:02
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Wed, 21 April 2021 10:26
		Re: Centering the steering box By: RF_Burns on Wed, 21 April 2021 11:39
		[GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: sgltrac on Wed, 21 April 2021 11:43
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Thu, 22 April 2021 11:19
		Re: Centering the steering box By: Bill Van Vlack on Thu, 22 April 2021 13:02
		[GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: Ken Henderson on Thu, 22 April 2021 14:19
		Re: [GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Thu, 22 April 2021 20:37
		Re: [GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: Bill Van Vlack on Thu, 22 April 2021 23:16
		Re: [GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Fri, 23 April 2021 11:12
		Re: [GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: Bill Van Vlack on Fri, 23 April 2021 13:29
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		Re: [GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Thu, 29 April 2021 23:02
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Wed, 21 April 2021 11:54
		Re: Centering the steering box By: Bill Van Vlack on Wed, 21 April 2021 12:15
		Re: Centering the steering box By: Scott Nutter on Wed, 21 April 2021 21:31
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Wed, 21 April 2021 23:54
		Re: Centering the steering box By: JohnL455 on Thu, 22 April 2021 12:04
		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Fri, 23 April 2021 21:00
		[GMCnet] Re: Centering the steering box By: Ken Henderson on Fri, 23 April 2021 21:46
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		Re: Centering the steering box By: Matt Colie on Sat, 24 April 2021 08:34
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		Re: Centering the steering box By: boybach on Mon, 10 May 2021 23:08
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