k51977blazer
1/2 ton status
Anyone know a easy way to get a pitman arm off a 1979
Blazer, I'm having a hell of a time getting it off
Blazer, I'm having a hell of a time getting it off
CK5
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Trying to get the pitman arm off
- Thread starter k51977blazer
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2wd or 4wd ?
2wd = puller
4wd remove pinch bolt and hammer it down off if it dosnt wana fall off.
2wd = puller
4wd remove pinch bolt and hammer it down off if it dosnt wana fall off.
k51977blazer
1/2 ton status
It's 4x4 and I have the 3 nuts removed, I've been trying to hit I with a hammer but still hasn't came off yet
rampage
3/4 ton status
Pitman arm connects to the steering box. Sounds like you're talking about the steering arm. There are cone washers that are under the nuts that are forced into the holes in the steering arm. The best way to remove the arm is to hit the end of it with a BFH. If it doesn't pop up then you either aren't hitting it hard enough or your hammer isn't large enough.
k51977blazer
1/2 ton status
Ok cool I'll try that Tommorow, that's what it is, the tie rod is connected to it as well, I have a mini sledge hammer I'm hitting it with
rampage
3/4 ton status
Soaking the studs with PB Blaster or the like will help. Also spray around where the arm connects to the knuckle. I used an 8 lb. sledge. Two whacks and it was loose. Then you pull out the cone washers and the arm is free to come off. But being from CA I didn't have to deal with rust, yours might be a little more stubborn.
as said that's steering arm .
and its not the tie rod . its the drag link for the link from pitman to steering arm.
and its not the tie rod . its the drag link for the link from pitman to steering arm.
rampage
3/4 ton status
Yep, forgot that. 
The tierod is the rod that ties the knuckles together.
The tierod is the rod that ties the knuckles together.
k51977blazer
1/2 ton status
Thanks everyone I'll get it off tommorow
Went through this a few months ago, tried several rounds of PB with the BFH and it would not budge. After 8-10 minutes with the propane torch it popped loose all by itself.
I got one stubborn steering arm loose by jacking up on it some (not all the way off the ground)-with a bottle jack,then whacking it with a BFH..the weight if the truck on it made it come free of the studs,I left the nuts on a few threads ..I whaled on it for 10 minutes with no results till I used the jack to put pressure on it..
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Yep. I usually soak them with PB or whatever, heat if possible, and then beat them every which way you can think of. Doesnt need to be beat straight up from the bottom either. It takes a BIG hammer and wacking every which way.
George_Pimpdaddy
1/2 ton status
recently have done this I would say step up to a bigger sledge hammer 
Beat it like it stole something 
Beat it like it stole something 
Bfh, beat it like a red headed stepchild 
Have you tried swearing at it?
The grunt gets the extra inch!
Big hammer and put a picture of your ex that you hate. It will come off real quick.
The steering arm is not one of those cases. Unless the original poster lives in AZ or Southern Cal.
I don't know if this is true scientifically, but I have found the rubber mallet can send some better vibrations through the metal. I have definitely used one to take my pitman arm and steering arm off, but both were recent installs. I have never had the luxury of taking off an old crusty one. It seemed to me to be the right tool to ring those little spacers out.
