Couldn't source a big enough pitman arm remover locally.

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Couldn't source a big enough pitman arm remover locally.

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So I made one. (Yes it's rough, yes my welding sucks. In my defence i was welding outdoors, in a breeze, using a pub gas bottle).
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Needed to swap a '79 SJ steering box into my '91 YJ as it was leaking. Had some 1/2" plate lying around along with a tube leg from an old cafeteria table, and came up with this. Put it on a 33 year old arm, cranked it down, liberal WD all over, beer break, then a few taps on the bottom of my puller, and the arm slid right off.
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Attached it to the YJ drop arm, repeat.
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Put the drop arm on the SJ steering box, bolted to the frame, steering rod connected...



...and found that the hose fittings are different. Not a massive deal. Currently working on resolving that.
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