Going more for convenience in this case than thrift, I purchased a "pronged" pitman arm removal tool with the two arms. It is a tight fit to say the least, and I know how terrible arms can be.
The lobes on the arms are a bit too large to fit between the steering gear box and the pitman arm, so that is issue one. There is also minimal clearance between the frame and the side of the arm, but perhaps wheel turned hard right might get me set in place.
It looks like a conical remover will fit, but I don't have one readily accessible.
Has anyone had success with the style of puller I purchased?
How bad are ideas like: grind off some of the puller, grind off some of the arm (replacing with drop arm), remove box and press off existing arm?
Thanks in advance.
The lobes on the arms are a bit too large to fit between the steering gear box and the pitman arm, so that is issue one. There is also minimal clearance between the frame and the side of the arm, but perhaps wheel turned hard right might get me set in place.
It looks like a conical remover will fit, but I don't have one readily accessible.
Has anyone had success with the style of puller I purchased?
How bad are ideas like: grind off some of the puller, grind off some of the arm (replacing with drop arm), remove box and press off existing arm?
Thanks in advance.