Steering drop arm removal

kellymoe

kellymoe

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I have a pickle fork and am beating the crap out of it and it won't slide down shaft from the steering box. I sprayed it with WD40 and still win't budge. Am I doing something wrong? The shop manual just says remove drop arm to overhaul ball joint. It looks straight forward. Is it just rusted on?
 
kellymoe

kellymoe

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I'm using a 1 1/8" pittman arm Snap On wedge. Is this the same thing? Slide it in above the arm and hammer it in till the wedge forces the arm down. Is the puller a differant tool?
 
kellymoe

kellymoe

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Google is a great thing. I see what I need now. Runnning to the parts store now. PT you are right about tearing up teh seal, I hope I havn't F-things up to bad already. Thanks to all.
 
kellymoe

kellymoe

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PT,
I destroyed the puller I just got. The ears exploded as I tightened it down. Cheap puller. I will see if the seal is shot. I think it is OK for now. Thanks for the offer.

Kevin
 
kellymoe

kellymoe

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Holy crap John that is a thing of beuty. $94 would kill my budget right now though. Wish I had found the right page in the workshop manual before I started beating the crap out of the thing. I will start fresh in the morning and see if I can find a better puller than the one I desroyed today. BTW John I just had a custom billet fairlead made for my Fairey PTO winch. Just need rope now.
 
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