TM 5-2420-230-24-1
IMPORTANT:
Do not bend the tabs in the pitman arm slot
(Figure 49).
Figure 49
5.
Coat the face of the retainer with grease
(Figure 50).
Figure 50
6.
Slide the pitman arm puller (Kent Moore
#ZTSE4439) over the pitman arm, and remove
the retainer. As you remove the retainer it will
act as a jack screw against the puller to remove
the arm (Figure 51).
Figure 51
DANGER
THE PITMAN ARM WILL BE EXTREMELY TIGHT. DO NOT POUND ON THE
PITMAN ARM OR APPLY ANY SOURCE OF HEAT, AS DAMAGE TO THE
PITMAN ARM OR SECTOR SHAFT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT A LATER
DATE. NEVER WELD THE PITMAN ARM OR THE SECTOR SHAFT.
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