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06-27-2010, 12:26 PM | #1 |
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Removing Pitman Arm on '39 Ford
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I'm replacing the gaskets in my steering box. It's leaking like a sieve and shorting out the horn, etc. What is the proper procedure for removing the Pitman arm from the drag link. I don't want to spoil anything with brute force and awkwardness! Like most things, I'm assuming there's a right way to do this. All help is appreciated. |
06-27-2010, 01:27 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Removing Pitman Arm on '39 Ford
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06-27-2010, 01:43 PM | #3 |
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Re: Removing Pitman Arm on '39 Ford
Lots of outfits offer a pitman arm puller that's sized just right to fit over the arm and there's a big husky screw in the middle to push on the sector shaft. I think mine's a KD. Here's a link-
http://www.kd-tools.com/2289.htm
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06-27-2010, 04:07 PM | #4 |
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Re: Removing Pitman Arm on '39 Ford
Or, loosen the nut, back up one side of the arm with a 8 lb hammer and whack the other side. It will pop down off the tapered splines. Leaving the nut on loose insures a miss lick does not mess the threads up.
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06-27-2010, 04:17 PM | #5 |
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Re: Removing Pitman Arm on '39 Ford
I ,like Pete, would remove the pitman arm from the sector shaft coming out of the bottom of the steering box. Leave it conneted to the pitman arm Many parts stores,Auto Zone, etc., will rent you the puller and while you have the pitman arm off the sector. Using this puller makes it less likely to damage any of the steering linkage. Tom
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06-27-2010, 04:17 PM | #6 |
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06-27-2010, 06:56 PM | #7 |
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Re: Removing Pitman Arm on '39 Ford
Thank you all. I think I'm going the tool rental route and pull the pitman arm off the sector shaft. I picked up on destroying the seal and the possibility of damaging the steering linkage. Save for the oil leak, the steering and the front end are in really good shape.
Yet another great piece of advice from the Forum...Thanks again! |
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