Riotnrrd
Tennessee Chapter member
Hi folks;
Have removed steering box and pitman nut from said box, now I need to pull the arm off.
I've read a lot of people who say a puller is needed, and how it works, and how to assist it, and so forth. What I don't have is a PULLER! My local parts stores seem to stock the 15-20$ pullers that don't have a big enough throat to get around my steering box.
The tool Ford calls for is T64P-3590-F. Most of the tools I can find on the internet that conform to this part number are in the 80-90$ range, which seems like a lot of money for a tool I won't use that frequently.
I thought about calling some local garages to find out if they had a puller that would work, but the first one I called said they didn't do stuff like that. Advance doesn't rent a puller that will work. I'd much rather pay like 20$ to rent a tool or pay someone to pull the arm than spend 90$ on something I will only rarely need.
What would you guys do in this situation? What would a fair market price be to pull the arm off? Is there a cheaper place to buy a usable tool, or to rent one, for well less than 90$? Or should I just bite the cost and buy it?
Have removed steering box and pitman nut from said box, now I need to pull the arm off.
I've read a lot of people who say a puller is needed, and how it works, and how to assist it, and so forth. What I don't have is a PULLER! My local parts stores seem to stock the 15-20$ pullers that don't have a big enough throat to get around my steering box.
The tool Ford calls for is T64P-3590-F. Most of the tools I can find on the internet that conform to this part number are in the 80-90$ range, which seems like a lot of money for a tool I won't use that frequently.
I thought about calling some local garages to find out if they had a puller that would work, but the first one I called said they didn't do stuff like that. Advance doesn't rent a puller that will work. I'd much rather pay like 20$ to rent a tool or pay someone to pull the arm than spend 90$ on something I will only rarely need.
What would you guys do in this situation? What would a fair market price be to pull the arm off? Is there a cheaper place to buy a usable tool, or to rent one, for well less than 90$? Or should I just bite the cost and buy it?