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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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when i put on the drop pitman arm, i broke 2 pullers, and a couple hours of frustration,

are you putting on a lift? or upgrading parts?
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by blkpearl
when i put on the drop pitman arm, i broke 2 pullers, and a couple hours of frustration,

are you putting on a lift? or upgrading parts?
Yes, I'm installing a 4" lift. I have a new drop pittman arm, but cant get the drag link to come off. I'm about to just pull the pittman arm, try to put blocking under it and us a big hammer on the nut for the drag link and see if I can beat it out of there. If all else fails, I'll just take the joint apart and buy a new end if the dealership has one in stock.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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did you get the rest of the lift done?

when i did mine i removed the pitman and that gave me a little room then pressed the other out, any how good luck.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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Finally. Success. Don't ask me how. I just recovered my old aching muscles and went to beating again and it popped loose.
Now, if I can get the old rubber bushing off and put on the new one, I'll be ready to continue. It's torn all to &^*%. My front Currie arms are on and adjusted per WOL's settings.
By the way, the rear looks real good. The pinion angle looks awesome although I have been told a thousand times I'm gonna need a new double cardin rear shaft eventually.
And I'll tell on myself. I had to spend an extra 3 hours this morning dropping everything in the rear to replace the rear coils. The pics in the instructions showed the longer coils going to the rear. NOT. Turns out , they were the fronts. Just a bad pic I guess. My bad. Hey, I havent done this before!!!
Wish they woulda labeled them.
Anyway, it's storming now and I'm in the driveway. No garage.
Thanks for all the help
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Bodo
Finally. Success. Don't ask me how. I just recovered my old aching muscles and went to beating again and it popped loose.
Now, if I can get the old rubber bushing off and put on the new one, I'll be ready to continue. It's torn all to &^*%. My front Currie arms are on and adjusted per WOL's settings.
By the way, the rear looks real good. The pinion angle looks awesome although I have been told a thousand times I'm gonna need a new double cardin rear shaft eventually.
And I'll tell on myself. I had to spend an extra 3 hours this morning dropping everything in the rear to replace the rear coils. The pics in the instructions showed the longer coils going to the rear. NOT. Turns out , they were the fronts. Just a bad pic I guess. My bad. Hey, I havent done this before!!!
Wish they woulda labeled them.
Anyway, it's storming now and I'm in the driveway. No garage.
Thanks for all the help

congrats, cant wait to see pics
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