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xmob:
Having just destroyed a puller, does anyone have any suggestions on removing the Pitman arm from the steering box?  Preferably while the box is still on the vehicle.

I've applied heat using a butane torch, but I'm guessing this doesn't get hot enough.  Don't want to give too much heat in case I ruin the seals in the box.

beast5680:
i did mine with a butane blowlamp and a 10 tonne hydraulic puller it eventually came off with quite a bang, a normal wind up puller wouldnt move it

Range Rover Blues:
Agreed, I found that not needing it as I had replaced the arms and box seemed to do the trick, one swift blow with a hammer once off the car and away it came, the b******.

You could try loosening the nut half a turn and driving it off-road, but don't go on the highway with it like that :shock:

spy:
Oh I remember this fun all too well.  I heated it up, tried a bearing puller, a slide hammer and all sorts.  Eventually after repeated blows with a lump hammer the damn thing just fell off.  Didnt seem to move at all with the 1st 100 blows and then just popped off in one.  

If all else fails, try a bigger hammer?  :D

muddydisco:
Well i used a sykes 2 legged hydraulic puller and a set of bottles. Put the puller on heated it up bang the arm went about 4 foot in the air off the bench nearly taking my mates head off at work (it was is steering box)

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