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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")
You need a wedge tool to separate the arm from the main steering rod , then unfasten the two bolts and it is off .
You have to have a puller to get it off the gear box, no other way. PIT-MAN ARM PULLER
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.
Go to an anatomy text book and look up a diagram of the human skeleton, then look at the arm bones and copy this section of the diagram.
Mercury and, in fact, the entire solar system, including Earth, are in the Cygnus-Orion arm.
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!
that vehicle has a total of 11 grease fittings. two upper ball joints two lower ball joints, two outer and two inner ball joints, two on the idler arm and one on the pitman arm.
how do you replace wiper crank arm 2001 chevrolet impala?
A wiper arm on a 2001 Honda Civic is screwed on. To remove it unscrew the mounting hardware and take off the wiper arm.
One end of the pitman arm connects firmly to the steering gear on a spline. No moving or wearing parts on that end. The other end of the pitman arm has a tapered hole. The steering linkage connects to the tapered hole with a tapered ball joint fitting. If it isn't damaged, a pitman arm will not wear out.
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