Steering box
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Steering box
I'm pulling off the sump again from my GenV in a PS 70 coupe. I'ts depressing looking at all the linkage I have to remove, when I notice grease appears to be coming out of the bottom of the steering box. So I figure I might as well kill two birds with one stone and remove pitman arm and linkage together.
How hard is it to remove pitman arm from the box. Manual says I need a puller but my three jaw puller wont fit. Headers dont help either. Has anyone else fixed this seal with box in car?
How hard is it to remove pitman arm from the box. Manual says I need a puller but my three jaw puller wont fit. Headers dont help either. Has anyone else fixed this seal with box in car?
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Pittman arms can be tough, you will need a puller. There is no need to remove all that stuff unless you really want to. Normally you can un-bolt the idler bracket and the suspension will drop far enough to remove the oil pan.
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This is not as much work as it may seem. Go to Pep Boys and buy a Pitman arm puller for about $20. Pop the Pitman arm, disconnect the idler arm bracket from the frame, disconnect the tie rods at the steering knuckles, disconnect the power steering ram and the hoses and the complete steering linkage will drop out in one piece. Shouldn't take more than a half hour to remove it all.
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Pitman arm puller
Originally Posted by henderjl
This is not as much work as it may seem. Go to Pep Boys and buy a Pitman arm puller for about $20. Pop the Pitman arm, disconnect the idler arm bracket from the frame, disconnect the tie rods at the steering knuckles, disconnect the power steering ram and the hoses and the complete steering linkage will drop out in one piece. Shouldn't take more than a half hour to remove it all.
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If grease is leaking from your steering gear box, you might need to refurbish the entire box. There is a bushing at the bottom that wears out and allows the shaft that the pitman arm attaches too to wobble about, when this happens there is no seal made (that I'm aware of) that will stop the leak. 
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