Pitman arm
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redneckbuckeye (09-18-2007)
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i think one of the guys i worked with had figured away to remove the steering shaft and all but one of the mounting bolts from the box so it would tilt ever so slightly and you can get a puller on. i don't know if this works or he ever perfected it. i've always had to pull the box to get it.
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redneckbuckeye (09-19-2007)
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DO NOT USE A PICKLE FORK ON A GM HD TRUCK!!! You MUST use a puller. The steering boxes in our trucks have a cast aluminum top on them. There are gears in the box so when the steering yoke moves the gears move with them.
Problem: The gear that has the pitman arm on it is held in the center of this box via a stud that goes through the top of the aluminum cast top. There is a set nut on the very top of your box. When you pound a pickle in there, it strips the cast top out. This causes the gear to fall to the bottom of the box and rest. Now when you turn your wheel, it will turn in both directions fine but your steering wheel will not find center on its own when you come out of a turn.
Its quite easy to take the bottom two bolts out of the steering box and rotate it back to get the puller on. At this point you may as well pull the whole thing out because there is only one more bolt and the fender liner to remove.
Problem: The gear that has the pitman arm on it is held in the center of this box via a stud that goes through the top of the aluminum cast top. There is a set nut on the very top of your box. When you pound a pickle in there, it strips the cast top out. This causes the gear to fall to the bottom of the box and rest. Now when you turn your wheel, it will turn in both directions fine but your steering wheel will not find center on its own when you come out of a turn.
Its quite easy to take the bottom two bolts out of the steering box and rotate it back to get the puller on. At this point you may as well pull the whole thing out because there is only one more bolt and the fender liner to remove.
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redneckbuckeye (09-19-2007)
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DO NOT USE A PICKLE FORK ON A GM HD TRUCK!!! You MUST use a puller. The steering boxes in our trucks have a cast aluminum top on them. There are gears in the box so when the steering yoke moves the gears move with them.
Problem: The gear that has the pitman arm on it is held in the center of this box via a stud that goes through the top of the aluminum cast top. There is a set nut on the very top of your box. When you pound a pickle in there, it strips the cast top out. This causes the gear to fall to the bottom of the box and rest. Now when you turn your wheel, it will turn in both directions fine but your steering wheel will not find center on its own when you come out of a turn.
Its quite easy to take the bottom two bolts out of the steering box and rotate it back to get the puller on. At this point you may as well pull the whole thing out because there is only one more bolt and the fender liner to remove.
Problem: The gear that has the pitman arm on it is held in the center of this box via a stud that goes through the top of the aluminum cast top. There is a set nut on the very top of your box. When you pound a pickle in there, it strips the cast top out. This causes the gear to fall to the bottom of the box and rest. Now when you turn your wheel, it will turn in both directions fine but your steering wheel will not find center on its own when you come out of a turn.
Its quite easy to take the bottom two bolts out of the steering box and rotate it back to get the puller on. At this point you may as well pull the whole thing out because there is only one more bolt and the fender liner to remove.
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