11-24-2014, 10:17 PM
Cotter pins- just use what fits well.
Pitman arm- you might have to fight with it. Use your impact gun til it gets tight. Then hit the side of the pitman arm with a decent sized hammer once. Retighten the puller til it is tight again. Hit the pitman arm with the hammer. Retighten the pitman arm puller- and continue like this until the pitman arm finally breaks free. The sector shaft is tapered and it usually needs a bit of 'shock' to loosen up in conjunction with the puller. You can't just pull it off- you'll break the puller trying.
Pitman arm- you might have to fight with it. Use your impact gun til it gets tight. Then hit the side of the pitman arm with a decent sized hammer once. Retighten the puller til it is tight again. Hit the pitman arm with the hammer. Retighten the pitman arm puller- and continue like this until the pitman arm finally breaks free. The sector shaft is tapered and it usually needs a bit of 'shock' to loosen up in conjunction with the puller. You can't just pull it off- you'll break the puller trying.