1988 BII Build

[RangerBoy94]

......Your Welcome.

 

[88_Eddie]

......Your Welcome.

see below lol

i looked at rock auto, what they're calling a coil spring insulator isnt what i need, thanks though

 

[RangerBoy94]

oh

 

[88_Eddie]

just got home. damn pitman is still on the pump

 

[RangerBoy94]

Beat the piss out of it or pull out the cutoff wheel and start cutting.

 

[88_Eddie]

done all of the above. damn grinder wont fit up in there. neither will the sawzall. i may try the dremel, but it'll take 10 wheels to cut through it

 

[Robert_1967]

try turning it all the way to one side to where you can get a good wack with a good size hammer on the back side.



Robert

 

[88_Eddie]

just got home from my soccer game, no pitman arm on the floor. good news is, i wont be doing a tile job this weekend, so i can work on the b2. it's being driven out of the garage by sunday, even if i have to push it

 

[4xranger]

You could pull the steering box out then cut the arm off,just a thought maybe.

 

[88_Eddie]

i think it's riveted in there, i dont wanna create more work for myself. i'm gonna get the puller off tomorrow and reposition it, it should come off then.

 

[Sunk]

The box should just have 3 bolts through the frame.

 

[88_Eddie]

The box should just have 3 bolts through the frame.

yeah, went and looked at it last night. i'm gonna try the puller some more and if that doesnt work, i'll remove the box. i really dont wanna have to do that though.

 

[kevinsranger]

its coming out good bro!

when i did my fsb lift, the pitman arm would not come off with a puller and beating, it took a combination of heating, then quenching with pb blaster, then heating again then the puller and hammer while it was hot, what a pain in the butt

 

[88_Eddie]

its coming out good bro!

when i did my fsb lift, the pitman arm would not come off with a puller and beating, it took a combination of heating, then quenching with pb blaster, then heating again then the puller and hammer while it was hot, what a pain in the butt

i tried heating a little bit, but i'm neverous i'm gonna blow the truck up and i'm allergic to dying lol.

i've got the front end on cinder blocks and 2x4's right now and they're kinda in the way. i guess i could just wait til the front suspension is in and get it sitting on the tires again, that way i can get to it.

 

[kevinsranger]

i tried heating a little bit, but i'm neverous i'm gonna blow the truck up and i'm allergic to dying lol.

i've got the front end on cinder blocks and 2x4's right now and they're kinda in the way. i guess i could just wait til the front suspension is in and get it sitting on the tires again, that way i can get to it.

:icon_rofl: you have that allergy too? that tends to get in the way of everything!!

there's nothing that will blow up around the steering box! wanna talk scary, i had to replace my fuel pump in the fsb and the tank skid bolts were rotted, i had to torch them out, i had a very high pucker factor that day :icon_surprised:

 

[88_Eddie]

i bet, i would have too lol

 

[88_Eddie]

i busted out my 1/2" ratchet and an impact socket, took of the puller, repositioned it and tightened it again. came right off, just like i was thinking.

and the reason i needed new coil spring insulators

my b2 was built in 9 of 87 IIRC, so almost 25 years on these bad boys. hopefully the new ones will last longer.

 

[88_Eddie]

arm done

new pitman arm in

started bumper brackets too

gonna try and get the back lift done tomorrow too. it's amazing how much room i have in the garage now!

 

[88_Eddie]

front is done........sans the steering linkage and extended brake lines. i'll get to that once the lift is done.

i've got about 26" to the bottom of the bumper

yeah, need a bit of an alignment

started on the back, but it was getting late

 

[88_Eddie]

did a little more after dinner....got the pass side u-bolts off, just need to reposition the jacks so i can get the spring out. gonna take apart the b2 spring and add some leaves to my EX pack, try and get a little more height.