in a pinch and without a vice I got both relay rod ends busted loose.
I needed to replace my relay rod end links and I knew breaking the 20 years old end links loose might be a problem. So, with the steering rod stabilizer end of the relay rod still attached to the LC I used the biggest wrench in my tool box as a leverage bar on the passenger side to crack the installed (drivers side) loose. I bolted both clamps to the passenger side to keep it from breaking loose. With a little force I was able to unscrew the end.
With the drivers side unscrewed (old relay rod end still bolted to the Pittman arm) I screwed in the new relay rod end with the steering stabilizing eyelet. Now I had one new end and one the old passenger end that needed to be cracked and unscrewed.
To crack the passenger side I took off the front wheel of the truck which was off anyways because I needed more room for the pickle fork to get the drivers side old end link popped out of the Pittman arm.
I then bolted the eyelet of the steering stabilizer to the wheel hub, used a lug nut to tighten it down, cranked both clamps on the new installed end and again used a big wrench leverage to unscrew the old passenger side of the relay rod. Worked out really well for me, maybe it will help someone else out one day.
I needed to replace my relay rod end links and I knew breaking the 20 years old end links loose might be a problem. So, with the steering rod stabilizer end of the relay rod still attached to the LC I used the biggest wrench in my tool box as a leverage bar on the passenger side to crack the installed (drivers side) loose. I bolted both clamps to the passenger side to keep it from breaking loose. With a little force I was able to unscrew the end.
With the drivers side unscrewed (old relay rod end still bolted to the Pittman arm) I screwed in the new relay rod end with the steering stabilizing eyelet. Now I had one new end and one the old passenger end that needed to be cracked and unscrewed.
To crack the passenger side I took off the front wheel of the truck which was off anyways because I needed more room for the pickle fork to get the drivers side old end link popped out of the Pittman arm.
I then bolted the eyelet of the steering stabilizer to the wheel hub, used a lug nut to tighten it down, cranked both clamps on the new installed end and again used a big wrench leverage to unscrew the old passenger side of the relay rod. Worked out really well for me, maybe it will help someone else out one day.