02-24-2011, 04:02 PM
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| The Big Bad Wolf
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clarksville, TN Name: Mike Age: 25
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|  97-03 F-150 4x4 Pitman Arm Removal and Installation
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Removal & Installation To Remove:
1) Deactivate air suspension (if equipped)
2) Safely raise and support the vehicle.
3) Remove or disconnect the following: - Skid plate (if equipped)
- Plastic cover from intermediate shaft to steering gear and remove intermediate shaft from steering gear with the bolt (4WD Vehicles)
- Cotter pin and steering sector shaft arm drag link castellated nut
- Steering shaft arm drag link using special tool
4) Make alignment marks between steering gear sector shaft and steering gear sector shaft arm.
5) Remove or disconnect the following: - Nut connecting steering gear sector shaft arm to sector shaft
- Steering gear to frame mounting bolts
- Return line (allowing fluid to drain) from steering gear by sliding spring clamp
- Pressure line from steering gear
- Steering gear
- Steering gear sector shaft arm by positioning gear in a vise and using special tool
To Install:
1) Install or connect the following: - Steering gear sector shaft arm
A) Torque to: 173-233 ft. lbs. (234-316 Nm) - Steering gear to vehicle
A) Torque to: 50-67 ft. lbs. (68-92 Nm) - Pressure line to steering gear
- Return line to steering gear
- Steering gear sector shaft arm to sector shaft aligning marks
- Steering shaft arm drag link with nut and cotter pin
- Intermediate shaft to steering gear with the bolt (4WD Vehicles)
- Plastic cover to intermediate shaft to steering gear (4WD Vehicles)
- Skid plate (if equipped)
2) Reactivate air suspension (if equipped).
3) Lower the vehicle. |
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Last edited by Nitewolf; 02-24-2011 at 04:04 PM.
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