I was preparing to replace my tie rod ends on my 53 3100.
But when I got the truck in the air I discovered that most of my slack
appears to be the pitman shaft.
So I need some advice from those who have been there before.
The service manual made it sound scary.
Do I really need special tool J-1614 to drive out the pitman arm bushing?
Can I just use the new bushing to press out the old one?
Where can I find new pitman shaft packing material?
Or am I better off shucking out the $250 for a rebuilt steering box?
Thanks for any input.
regards,
Leon
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