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Old 10-05-2011, 11:58 AM
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Pulling front axle, have a few questions

So im finally in the process of pulling the front axle on my '80. Going to rebuild the knuckles, sand it down and repaint. I am wanting to leave the knuckle arms, tie-rod, and drag link all attached to the axle when i pull it so i can pressure wash everything before i start sanding. This means i need to pull the drag link end off the pitman arm. I have been working on getting it off for the last hour with no luck. Any tips??
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PB over night, if that doesn't work you can try taking a torch to it....... or a pitman puller if you're into doing things the right way.
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A Pitman arm puller will do me no good. I am taking the Drag link off of the Pitman arm ball stud.......anyways i got it off, just took a little persuasion and patience.
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i used a chisel and some persuasion from a 4lb sledge to get mine off
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harbor freight sells a pitman arm puller for like 5$ if you dont wanna do that get a small torch some chisels and a BFH just my .02
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