97-03 F-150 4x4 Pitman Arm Removal and Installation

[Nitewolf]

Pitman Arm
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.

 

[rrogers]

good info man

 

[Nitewolf]

Yeah, now I need to find a write-up for a Idler arm but it's not in my two books of knowledge.. as you can tell I need to do these to my truck lol