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Q: What is the function of the pitman arm?
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How do you remove the pitman arm on 1950 Chevy truck?

With a pitman arm puller.


How do you fix a leak in the pitman arm of a f 150?

Replace pump / pitman arm


Did sir isaac pitman invent the pitman arm?

No. George Washington Pitman of Lauderdale, Alabama invented the pitman arm while working for a local railroad company.


How do you replace 2000 silverado 4x4 pitman arm?

How do you go about replacing the pitman arm on a 2000 Silverado?


How does the pitman arm work?

The pitman arm is the arm connected to the steering box sector shaft that moves side to side to steer the wheels.


Is idler arm and pitman arm same thing on 2000 astro van?

No, there is a pitman arm on the steering box and two idler arms on the linkage.


What does the pitman arm control on a Lincoln town car?

The pitman arm controls the steering linkage enabling you to steer the vehicle.


Where is the Pitman Arm and Idler Arm on a 1996 Chevy Silverado?

The Pitman arm is attached to the power steering pump, which is connected to your steering shaft, which is the long rod looking thing to the right of the engine, the idler arm is to the left of the pitman arm attached to the fram, it basically looks like a strip of metal bolted to the fram that is connected to your shaft that is also connced to the pitman arm


What connects a pitman arm to the idler arm?

Center link


Do you have to remove the steering box before removing pitman arm?

Some you do and some you don't. If you can put the pitman arm puller on and remove the pitman arm then leave the gear box alone. If the puller won't fit on it Then remove the gear box.


How do you remove the steering box on a 1966 Ford Thunderbird?

first loosen the nut on the pitman arm then separate the pitman arm from the gearbox using a pitman arm puller.then remove three or four bolts from gearbox to vehicle frame, that's it!


If the pitman arm ball joint goes bad do you have to replace the pitman arm as well?

the answer is NO with the eception of some very unusual circumstance/accident