Well they do make pittman arm tools... might help. if you dont have one, sometimes places like Oreily auto parts have tools designated that you buy, use, and then can refund full price so that you only have to be out the money if you lose it or keep it.
You have to have a puller to get it off the gear box, no other way. PIT-MAN ARM PULLER
an idler arm holds the right side of the steering linkage.its job is to mirror the movement of the pittman arm.the pittman arm holds the left side of the linkage(pittman arm is attached to the steering gear. i.e. when you turn the steering wheel,the steering gear turns the pittman arm,which moves the steering linkage,which turns the tires.) idler and pittman need to move together so tires move together. (for more info try searching "parallel steering linkage")
Remove wiper cap. Then take a 13mm wrench and take off the nut. the pull wiper in the up position and jiggle back and forth and wiper will come off
You need a wedge tool to separate the arm from the main steering rod , then unfasten the two bolts and it is off .
This is unsual but I guess I get to answer my own question. Went to the auto parts store to check part availability/price and found a mechanic who shared the following. The trick is to pull the pittman arm off the steering gear box. It will then drop down far enough to allow pulling the drag link from the pittman arm. Might be advisable to matchmark the p/a to the gearbox to assure correct alignment upon reassembly.
I just removed the two screws set into the arm rest,remove the arm rest,then slowly pry the plastic screw rivets out of the body one at a time...when time come utilize window roller puller
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The Marketing Arm was created in 1992.
I had this problem today with my 2000 Sonoma. There is a black plastic cover over the wiper arm below the hinged portion. This plastic cover is hard to remover because it is tabbed at the base (didn't know this until I removed it) and is hooked around the spring loaded hinged end. I pried up this outer portion and was lucky not to break it but the plastic is flexible enough to let me abuse it. Getting the end free enabled me to pull this end up and remove it from the base. Once I did that I could get to the nut that holds the wiper arm to the wiper motor. Removing this nut enabled me to remove the wiper arm and see that the splines designed to keep the arm from slipping had stripped out. Hope that helps others. Bill M. zx6rdr@gmail.com
Remove wheel, you'll see a large bolt protruding through the frame mount. Remove the nut, washer and grommet. Proceed to the lower control arm, locate and remove the two nuts and slide the shock out. 4WD models are slightly different, but should be simply enough.
Worn out tie rod ends ,idler arm, and Pittman arm would be the most suspectted culprits, but control arm and stabilizer arm bushings are also contributors to wobbling front ends!
The 1992 Ford Crown Victoria has the most common U-Hook wiper blade arm attachments. You press a button or tab and pull the wiper blade out of the hook. See Hook Arm Attachment Videos below...its a very easy install.