Pitman and Idler arm replacement
#7
You can also get a tierod end press to aid in the removal of the tapered rod ends at both the pitman arm and the idler arm where they connect to the center link. But a pickle fork works good too. Even better is a pickle fork air hammer bit!
#9
I removed my steering box right out of the truck and used a 3-jaw puller and my electric impact to get the pitman arm off. Took about 10 minutes to get the steering box out and 5 to remove the pitman arm. Just throwing out other options depending on what tools you have! BFH is certainly a must
#10
I was at autozone today and saw that pitman arm puller. We have those in our snap-on puller kits. I've always just grabbed whatever puller fits the job needed! lol, oh well. Learn something new everyday.