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 Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
#762145
10/31/06 08:53 PM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 25
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Help please ... Looking for any new ideas. I have a 94' 4x4 pickup with a frozen (rusted) Pitman arm. Soaked with rust penetrant lubricant, have tried a heavy duty Pitman puller, acetylene torch & a trusty "BFH" .... The sucker still won't budge.
Any of you guys have any better luck with this situation?
Thanks!, Dana
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: dcdlexmass]
#762146
10/31/06 09:04 PM
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Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 12,153
Web Wheeler
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I do the above, usually putting on the puller and keep snugging it up every hour or so, leaving the pressure on. Also, try pushing down on the end of the pitman arm (pry bar or hammer) with the puller on it. If not re-using the arm, cutoff wheel to slit it on the back side, parallel to the splines.
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: dcdlexmass]
#762147
10/31/06 09:23 PM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 11,595
Forum Moderator
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Like Roger said, cut it off. That's what I had to do. I just kept gradually grinding a slit in it with a cutoff wheel in my grinder, untill I started to see a stress crack, and then I whacked it once with a hammer and it fell off.
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: Adam F]
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11/01/06 02:47 AM
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,698
Body Damage is Cool
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Yup I had to cut my pitman arm off my IFS box it wouldn't budge broke 2 pitman arm pullers in the process then gave in and cut it off.
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: dcdlexmass]
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11/01/06 04:39 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 836
Rock Warrior
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Ahh, it's good to live in rust free Arizona!
I would rather suffer the consequences of a Conservative?s error, than suffer the consequences of a Socialist's intent.
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: abnormaltoy]
#762150
11/01/06 02:40 PM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,298
Body Damage is Cool
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Ahh, it's good to live in rust free Arizona! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> Hack it off. Don't want to do more damage to the rest of the steering infrastructure (?!?) by continuing to pound on stuff. Heaven forbid you break the sector shaft. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />
If Mad Max had a 4runner...
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: TexJeff87]
#762151
11/02/06 10:44 PM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 25
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Good idea .... I'll get a small grinder with a cut-off wheel on that sucker. Living in salt-country has it's draw-backs, that's for sure!
Thanks for tip! .....
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: dcdlexmass]
#762152
11/02/06 10:51 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,042
Body Damage is Cool
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Cut mine off too. Seems the typical and fastest way to go about it.
Welding and Fabrication Engineer
2003 taco V6 ext cab sr5
1988 Toyota Pickup V6(totaled)
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: dcdlexmass]
#762153
11/03/06 01:11 AM
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Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 882
Rock Warrior
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rust belt guys:
I have about every kind of penatrating oil made.
some of it is even colored brown to make you think it is working.
the ONLY one that I have found that actually works is called
enforce, it is in a green can. my local napa carries it.
on the steering arm I was trying to get off, I sprayed it on one side and with in 45 min it appeared on the other side. some firm taps and it came right off.
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Re: Rust Frozen Pitman Arm .... Ugh
[Re: missouriman]
#762154
11/03/06 07:32 PM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 25
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I'll have to remember to pick up a can of that stuff ... Never heard of it but sounds great. Once again, great tip! ... I ran a vertical line on the backside of the pitman arm with a series of .125" drilled holes & then cleaned them up with a small cut-off wheel. Then took a cold chisel to it & she opened right up! The pitman arm fell right off .... -Dana
Last edited by dcdlexmass; 11/03/06 07:35 PM.
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