Did I FUBAR my steering box ?!? (1 Viewer)

[Jakey77]

So…I decided to replace my TRE…ended up hammering pretty hard on stuck relay arm that’s in the pitman arm…..then I thought …oh crap that’s all connected to the steering box. Did I damage my steering box?

The threaded end is still stuck in the pitman arm. I’ve torched it, sprayed anti-seize, and hammered it. Thoughts?

 

[suzuguru]

Yeah, put a puller on it and put as much pressure as you can. (use a cheater bar if you need to) If it still doesn't come off, smack it with a sledge when you've got maximum puller pressure on it. Keep doing that. It will eventually come off. Use Kroil, if you have any.

 

[Jakey77]

Yeah, put a puller on it and put as much pressure as you can. (use a cheater bar if you need to) If it still doesn't come off, smack it with a sledge when you've got maximum puller pressure on it. Keep doing that. It will eventually come off. Use Kroil, if you have any.

Im mostly concerned about damaging the innards of the steering box up stream from when i already hammered with a 2lb sledge

I need a puller that fits better…if that doesn’t work I was gonna cut it off with grinder

 

[suzuguru]

Im mostly concerned about damaging the innards of the steering box up stream from when i already hammered with a 2lb sledge

I need a puller that fits better…if that doesn’t work I was gonna cut it off with grinder

If you're concerned about the steering box, pull the pitman arm off the box and then deal with it.

 

[Jakey77]

If you're concerned about the steering box, pull the pitman arm off the box and then deal with it.

I already wacked on it pretty hard

 

[suzuguru]

I already wacked on it pretty hard

The ones on the 60's seem particularly tough. You're going to have to put a crap TON of pressure on it and smack the crap out of it. You'll have to use a cheater bar to put the max amount of pressure the puller can apply. You might have to get a bigger puller.

 

[Spike Strip]

Can't really tell from the pic, but has that cross shaft been pulled down? Look on top of the box and see if the there's something amiss with the adjuster bolt/nut... The stuff is pretty robust, but ....

 

[Jakey77]

Can't really tell from the pic, but has that cross shaft been pulled down? Look on top of the box and see if the there's something amiss with the adjuster bolt/nut... The stuff is pretty robust, but ....

Thanks…I’ll take a look. Is the cross shaft part 81 in pic?

 

[Spike Strip]

Yes. It's what the Pitman arm slides/bolts onto.

You need a conical puller to get that TRE out. Need to push from the threaded side. Autozone may rent/lend. OTC makes a large and small one. You need the small one

Amazon product ASIN B000I16PA0
Cheap ones on ebay may work

CONICAL PITMAN ARM PULLER Cone Shaped Pit Man Remover Tool Heavy Duty Fits Most | eBay

CONICAL PITMAN ARM PULLER (Cone Shaped). Designed to work on even the most stubborn pitman arm pulling jobs. Heavy Duty. Works on Most Cars and Light Trucks.

www.ebay.com

 

[suzuguru]

A lot of those tie rod ends will come out after several strong wacks to the side of it with a hammer.

 

[bj70bc]

puller makes it soooooo easy, i couldnt hit mine hard enough, puller popped it right off

 

[georgebj60]

All that being said, I don’t think you damaged your steering box.

 

[gdg11]

i use this style got mine at princess auto or harbor freight, can be quite violent when they release

 

[BurntToast]

Yes if you can fit it, leave the nut a few threads on so it doesn’t eject when it lets loose

 

[Jakey77]

Yes. It's what the Pitman arm slides/bolts onto.

You need a conical puller to get that TRE out. Need to push from the threaded side. Autozone may rent/lend. OTC makes a large and small one. You need the small one

Amazon product ASIN B000I16PA0
Cheap ones on ebay may work

CONICAL PITMAN ARM PULLER Cone Shaped Pit Man Remover Tool Heavy Duty Fits Most | eBay

CONICAL PITMAN ARM PULLER (Cone Shaped). Designed to work on even the most stubborn pitman arm pulling jobs. Heavy Duty. Works on Most Cars and Light Trucks.

www.ebay.com

went to AutoZone to get a loaner and it worked! Cheater bar and bam! Sounded like a gun shot …thanks all

 

[suzuguru]

Glad you got it! Those things can be a booger to get off.

 

[Jakey77]

Thanks all…first TRE job done. The puller from AutoZone was a must… There was no way I was going to get that tire rod end off with a hammer. It sounded like a gunshot when it finally let loose after I cranked on it with a cheetah bar… Lord bless the PO… He put anti-seize on the tie rod ends, and they came right off without a hitch. Everything buttoned up real nice, and the steering is much tighter now. Fun and not fun all at the same time. good excuse to buy tools I guess

 

[Jakey77]

All that being said, I don’t think you damaged your steering box.

Thank you… I hope I didn’t hurt it but now that’s all buttoned up it seems fine.