"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy)
03/17/2020 at 02:30 • Filed to: None
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"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy)
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Ball joint on ‘65 International. Can’t remove and want to make sure we’re looking at the right thing. Tips for removal? Friend worried about fucking up the box.
jimz
> gettingoldercarguy
03/17/2020 at 03:07 |
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that the Pitman arm? use a puller. usually those are torqued down to 150-200 lb-ft. on a tapered shaft.
Urambo Tauro
> gettingoldercarguy
03/17/2020 at 07:27 |
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Your local parts store should have a pitman arm puller in their loaner tool program. You can use an impact on higher-quality pullers, but cheaper ones are likely to break if the parts are on super-tight. S o what I like to do is, use the puller to put tension on the parts, then tap the arm with a hammer to shock it loose. Heating up the arm with a torch can help too.
MM54
> gettingoldercarguy
03/17/2020 at 12:49 |
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That’s a pitman arm, they make a tool for it. They’re on there very very tight, and are frightening when they come loose (I’ve shot handguns quieter than the pitman arm coming off my rx7 was). Do not pry against the box.