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Originally Posted by Skippy
(2nd try posting)
I'm changing the steering box on my '83 300D and I've already broken four pullers trying to get the Pitman arm off the old steering box. Any ideas?
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Here's what I do. I remove these on a regular basis.
- Clean off any visible grime, dirt, oil with a wire brush.
- Heat the output shaft and pitman arm with a propane torch for ~30 seconds, moving the torch around.
- Install the puller and turn it as much as I can with a long handled wrench.
- Shock the pitman arm with a mini sledge.
- Tighten the tool a bit further if possible.
- Beat the pitman arm with the mini sledge.
- Apply more heat with the propane torch.
- Beat the pitman arm more with the mini sledge.
I don't usually get past step 4 on the majority of the boxes I recondition, but there's always a few stubborn ones.