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Marshall V. Daut · 08-01-2017, 06:43 PM

A tip for future work: drive a small chisel into the pitman arm's split (where the bolt goes in). The bolt, of course, must be removed first or else the arm cannot be pulled off. The bolt will hang up in the indent in the sector shaft. Driving in a chisel will spread the arm at the top enough to facilitate sliding the arm off the sector shaft. Piece of cake, no puller required. Do the reverse to easily slide the pitman arm back on once the steering has been rebuilt and installed in the car.
Marshall

08-01-2017, 06:43 PM	#7
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,112	Re: Steering gearbox from steering column - newbie question A tip for future work: drive a small chisel into the pitman arm's split (where the bolt goes in). The bolt, of course, must be removed first or else the arm cannot be pulled off. The bolt will hang up in the indent in the sector shaft. Driving in a chisel will spread the arm at the top enough to facilitate sliding the arm off the sector shaft. Piece of cake, no puller required. Do the reverse to easily slide the pitman arm back on once the steering has been rebuilt and installed in the car. Marshall Last edited by Marshall V. Daut; 08-01-2017 at 06:58 PM.