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Pitman removal w/linkage attached? #2965487 09/19/21 02:03 PM 09/19/21 02:03 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,704 Florida BDW OP master
BDW OP master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,704 Florida	Getting ready to R&R my steering box. Can the pitman arm be removed from the box without removing the other end from the steering linkage? Don't want to worry about tearing the boot, if I can just pull the arm without disturbing the other end. Is there enough play to get this done? Thx 70 Challenger, if that matters

Re: Pitman removal w/linkage attached? [Re: BDW] #2965489 09/19/21 02:08 PM 09/19/21 02:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,908 Nebraska 4 4406bbl top fuel
4406bbl top fuel 4 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,908 Nebraska	Yes, you will need a pitman puller. I used a loaner kit from Advance and pulled 4 pitmans and all the tie rods and idlers from various boxes with no seal damage. It worked better than my snap on puller set, just apply pressure and smack the side with a hammer. A few drops of gl-5 gear oil on the pressure screw of the puller and the tip makes things go a little better also.

Re: Pitman removal w/linkage attached? [Re: BDW] #2965628 09/20/21 01:42 AM 09/20/21 01:42 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 607 Boise M Moparteacher mopar
Moparteacher mopar M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 607 Boise	My centerlink on my 69RR will not drop far enough to clear the splines without splitting the joint at the idler, nor will the pitman arm clear the splines without splitting the joint at the idler, but the gear box can always go up once the 3 bolys are out. Your parts may differ.

Re: Pitman removal w/linkage attached? [Re: BDW] #2965642 09/20/21 07:14 AM 09/20/21 07:14 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 660 Virginia V varunner mopar
varunner mopar V Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 660 Virginia	FWIW, I needed to remove the oil pan on my challenger. I disconnected the pitman arm from the gear box, and the idler arm from the k-member. Then the whole assembly, drag link and all dropped down. Pan came off easy and it should give you plenty of room to drop the gear box out. Also I did this on a 2 post lift, so the front suspension was dropped down. Might be a different story if the car weight is on the suspension..

Re: Pitman removal w/linkage attached? [Re: varunner] #2965656 09/20/21 08:39 AM 09/20/21 08:39 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Originally Posted by varunner FWIW, I needed to remove the oil pan on my challenger. I disconnected the pitman arm from the gear box, and the idler arm from the k-member. Then the whole assembly, drag link and all dropped down. Pan came off easy and it should give you plenty of room to drop the gear box out. Also I did this on a 2 post lift, so the front suspension was dropped down. Might be a different story if the car weight is on the suspension.. I did the same thing on my A body.

Re: Pitman removal w/linkage attached? [Re: justinp61] #2965799 09/20/21 03:56 PM 09/20/21 03:56 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,704 Florida BDW OP master
BDW OP master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,704 Florida	Good info, thx! I'd much rather remove the idler arm at the k-frame and not deal with tearing the boots.

Re: Pitman removal w/linkage attached? [Re: BDW] #2965903 09/21/21 01:34 AM 09/21/21 01:34 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,099 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,099 Bend,OR USA	I've used a good puller to remove the pitman arms as well as a pickle fork which was not as good as the pullers Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Pitman removal w/linkage attached? [Re: Cab_Burge] #2967952 09/27/21 07:46 PM 09/27/21 07:46 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,704 Florida BDW OP master
BDW OP master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,704 Florida	Update: I was able to pull the pitman arm without removing the idler arm. But the problem is, it was impossible to align the splines and get it back on. So in the end, I pulled the idler arm and that made it easy to get it back together. So for anyone in the future, I'd suggest pulling the idler arm from the beginning. Thx for the help

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