Did I FUBAR my steering box ?!?

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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?

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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.
 
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suzuguru said:
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.
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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
 
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Jakey77 said:
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
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If you're concerned about the steering box, pull the pitman arm off the box and then deal with it.
 
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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 ....


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Spike Strip said:
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 ....


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


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puller makes it soooooo easy, i couldnt hit mine hard enough, puller popped it right off
 
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i use this style got mine at princess auto or harbor freight, can be quite violent when they release
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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 🤷
 
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