pitman arm puller - don't have one

[cdncowboy]

93 ford 4wd -- i'm separating the tie rod from the knuckle and i don't have a suitable puller, any ideas?

 

[glfredrick]

Some times those arms will come off with a sharp rap to the SIDE of the arm where it slides on over the steering sector shaft, but I doubt that it will most of the time. They are usually stuck on there pretty well.

I sell the pullers on my Snap On truck if you are interested, or you can rent one at any Autozone for free (I say rent, because you have to lay out some money until you bring it back -- then you get a full refund).

http://guyfredrick.snapontools.com

 

[Hartman]

I've had success renting things from Autozone....especially odd tools that you won't need often.

 

[pinoyesv6]

same here. and im pretty sure autozone has a couple pitman arm pullers for you to rent.

or if you odn't have an autozone, many of the other larger auto parts chain should do the same.

 

[Positive Vibes]

You could try a pickle fork if you have one the right size.

 

[Tony H]

GUy the Snap-on guy

Question for Guy F

I have a IM6100 Snap-On Impact Gun. It appears to work fine, bought it second hand. Does the Snap-on trucks carry any indicator equipment to test and see if that Gun is up to spec.? I spent good money for this second hand tool because I wanted a gutsy Gun , just wondering if it's putting out all the torque it was designed to do.

The IM6100 is the first generation IM6500. Honestly, after looking at the Parts for these two guns, I don't know what the difference is.

 

[Hawkeye999]

I purchased a pitman arm puller from Advance auto parts and while I was purchasing it the clerk told me not to scratch it up and he wold take it back in the original package. I had to replace the steering box twice because of a failure of the first one I put in and I returned the pitman puller twice.

 

[DeRocha]

93 ford 4wd -- i'm separating the tie rod from the knuckle and i don't have a suitable puller, any ideas?

I got an entire front end service kit from AutoZone (free rental). When replacing my ball -joints I just planned on replacing the tie rods as well (they were only $15 ish a piece). As such I just used a hammer and tapped the stud up and out...

 

[glfredrick]

Question for Guy F

I have a IM6100 Snap-On Impact Gun. It appears to work fine, bought it second hand. Does the Snap-on trucks carry any indicator equipment to test and see if that Gun is up to spec.? I spent good money for this second hand tool because I wanted a gutsy Gun , just wondering if it's putting out all the torque it was designed to do.

The IM6100 is the first generation IM6500. Honestly, after looking at the Parts for these two guns, I don't know what the difference is.

Often times, the difference in models of guns is slight, some improvement made after doing a bunch of warranty work, etc. Sometimes, as in the new XT7100 gun (the new red one) there is a total re-design for better performance. For instance, on the new XT gun (and the MG 31) we actually went out to shops and tested air supply and pressures. What our engineers discovered is that the actual output at the end of a typical shop air hose is less than half of what most guys think it is -- so they designed a new gun to deal with that. The XT's operate at 4 cfm and 50 psi, delivering 700 foot-pounds of torque at that level. That's also usable power, not some super high RPM test in a lab that cannot be duplicated in the field on a real bolt! I've set that new gun against all the competition, no matter how powerful they are supposed to be, and it does its thing!

We don't carry any equipment that can actually test the guns on the truck. Generally, what I do as a dealer that also sells a lot of trade-in guns and such is run a batch of PB Blaster AIR TOOL CONDITIONER spray (PLEASE don't run the regular PB Blaster penetrating oil in your gun -- unless you REALLY want to send it in for rebuild! It tends to dissolve the vanes!) through the guns to get all the old gunk out of them, grease them (and change the oil if they are one of the guns with an oil reservoir) and use them somewhere to see if they perform up to capacity. Of course, that test is just by feel, but after you've used a few guns, you tend to get a pretty good feel for what they put out.

http://www.pbblaster.com/store/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=3

I also sell all the used guns and such on a week trial basis. If, when I return the next week the gun doesn't perform well, I just reverse the deal. Not all Snappy dealers do that, just so you know -- that is my thing -- and I do it because I'm at least as interested in being a man of integrity as in making money. I figure the two things go hand in hand...

I'd say that if the gun is working pretty well, just use it. You probably got a pretty good deal for what you paid for it compared to a new one. With Snap On, you can always send the gun back through the company service agency for a rebuild, even if you didn't purchase it new. Just ask your dealer for the flat rate cost to rebuild that gun. If you send it to one of our rebuild centers, they replace virtually all of the internal parts, making it a brand new gun for a set price -- generally about 1/3 to 1/2 of the cost of a totally new gun -- well worth it, as the gun is remanned.

Hope this helps...

 

[glfredrick]

I got an entire front end service kit from AutoZone (free rental). When replacing my ball -joints I just planned on replacing the tie rods as well (they were only $15 ish a piece). As such I just used a hammer and tapped the stud up and out...

Ball joints and tie rod ends come out best when hit on the SIDE of the housing holding them -- not directly on the studs as most people tend to do. Often, they will fall right out if hit in the right spot, but they can tend to swell up when hit directly on the top of the studs.

FYI, I've been a master tech since the 70's and have two sons working in a 4x4 shop where they do this stuff all day long... home taught, of course...

 

[Doug246]

93 ford 4wd -- i'm separating the tie rod from the knuckle and i don't have a suitable puller, any ideas?

Canadian Tire will loan you the tool that you need.

 

[86caprirs]

BFH..............Big Fu#*in Hammer.