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Disassembly & Reassembly

  1. Place vehicle on hoist. Remove cotter pin from ball stud. Remove nut. Using Steering Linkage Puller (J-24319-01), remove pitman arm from ball stud.
  2. Remove pitman arm nut from shaft or clamp bolt from pitman arm. Index mark arm-to-shaft position. Using Puller (J-6632-01), remove pitman arm from shaft. To install, reverse removal procedure.
  3. If a clamp-type pitman arm is used, spread pitman arm with a wedge just enough to slip arm onto shaft by hand pressure. Do not hammer on pitman arm or damage to steering gear may result. Be sure to reinstall the hardened steel washer before installing nut.
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