Manual steering gearbox?

[jgilk1]

So i have tried for several weekends to remove the pitman arm from the "power steering gear box" even so much as breaking 3 seperate pitman arm removal tools (the 2 bar style with the lock bars that turn screw) a pickle fork and nearing a full can of pb blaster the bolt is easy to remove... The pitman arm not so much...

Beings that i cant/havent used the power steering pump in 9 monts im to the point of just removing the pump(theres a group 27f battery in the way and the pump leaks a lot) now normally i just say **** it and just yank the pump and route the low pressure side of the gearbox to the high pressure side the gear box is good and tight for what its worth having a shit pitman arm pivot...

Is this the correct way to by pass the power steering gearbox side or do they make a cost effective manual steer gear box that will work with a 92 v6 4wd?

 

[BoatRacer]

I owned an '86 toyota pickup 4x4 with a manual box and it was fine to drive on the road, off road was a different story. I almost learned the hard way to never hold the steering wheel with my thumbs wrapped around the inside, nearly broke one when the front tire hit a rut and the wheel spun very hard out of my grasp.
Have you tried soaking the pitman arm in kroil and heating it up with a map gas torch? Sometime heat is the key to removing corroded tapper fit parts.

 

[KidVermicious]

Those pitman arms are a stone *****. Score it super deep with a cutoff wheel then finish with a BFH and a cold chisel.

 

[crazy gringo]

if you put the pitman arm puller on and have pressure applied then you hit it with a bfh. it should pop loose . at least in my 30 somthing years as a mechanic they did.

 

[nevada]

Those pitman arms are a stone *****. Score it super deep with a cutoff wheel then finish with a BFH and a cold chisel.

this. if you are replacing it anyway, just cut it off.


these Toyota pitman arms can be a real ***** to remove. and I have yet to ever get the replacement arm back on as far as the original.

if you put the pitman arm puller on and have pressure applied then you hit it with a bfh. it should pop loose . at least in my 30 somthing years as a mechanic they did.

assuming the box is off the vehicle and allowed to move, this will be probably be OK. but on the vehicle you risk damaging the gear box, I would not suggest it.

 

[jgilk1]

I have a 2#, 3#, and a 7# bfh that i wailed on it with it just laughed at me how do you think i broke 3 pitman arm pullers?

 

[jgilk1]

I owned an '86 toyota pickup 4x4 with a manual box and it was fine to drive on the road, off road was a different story. I almost learned the hard way to never hold the steering wheel with my thumbs wrapped around the inside, nearly broke one when the front tire hit a rut and the wheel spun very hard out of my grasp.
Have you tried soaking the pitman arm in kroil and heating it up with a map gas torch? Sometime heat is the key to removing corroded tapper fit parts.

My last off road rig was a stock 2wd 73 f150 fullsize... Why do you think i am looking for a beefier oem steerin wheel... And why i am running adjustables upfront and 5k rears this isnt my first rodeo... It is how ever my first rodeo in a situation not having my full shop with a 4 post and not having tis thing torn apart for a few weeks... Really annoying having to bolt everything backtogeter every weekend

 

[Hyde802]

Those pitman arms are a stone *****. Score it super deep with a cutoff wheel then finish with a BFH and a cold chisel.

Yup.