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Old 04-03-2012, 08:40 AM
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Autozone got a little snarky with me when I returned the second one. Said something about me having to break someone else's tools next time.
Old 04-03-2012, 08:43 AM
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Sheesh! Did you end up having to pay for that? How did it break?
Old 04-03-2012, 08:45 AM
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Didn't pay a dime (it was part of their tool rental program). It broke because I kept tightening and the pitman arm never released. At some point the cheap metal the rental pullers are made of just gives up the ghost and an arm breaks off. It's a bit lively when that happens, so it's a good idea not to have your face right next to it.
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Hah OK thanks for the advice! If I can get the pitman arm out and the one drop bracket figured out my lift will be all done
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It probably ain't the s
Attest thing but I had to grind mine off. I grinder as close as I could to the teeth then beat it with a sledge and it came off easy!
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i took two off just the other day with a tierod fork/tuning fork/pickle fork.

took me about 5-good whacks with a 5 pound sledge
the big secret it to spray it down with a good penetrating fluid,

I used to use pb blaster,
but i did this last job( axle swap) and I used sea foam deep creep, and i'll have to say taking out 25 year old bolts i expected to do a lot of cutting bolts off, especially the spring bolts, but I ended up cutting ONE and that was a replacement bolt that was stripped before i started.
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you truck would look so sweet being a short bed if it had 1ton running gear.

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Originally Posted by fordtrucknut
you truck would look so sweet being a short bed if it had 1ton running gear.
X2!
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