Hi Robert, I apologize for the late reply. I have been in Bridgeport the last two weeks, If I remember correctly, to push up the steering box I removed two bolts closest to the front end of the truck and left one lose on the back as a pivot. There are three total bolts that hold the steering box on.

I used the bar from my Jack and another hack to hold it up in place... Pain in the ass but it helped

Hi Tim, I apologize for the late reply. I am very lucky to be down here in the desert of the US where the only problem we have is paint peeling from the summer heat. I could not imagine trying to do this job with any significant amount of rust. There was already a crazy amount of pressure holding that pitman arm on the steering box. I think in your situation, removing the steering rod at the firewall of the truck and removing all three bolts on the steering box will allow you more clearance to get a better puller tool attached. Penetrant, a couple taps, heat, and repeat. Be mindful of the computer attached to the steering box; almost everything on the truck has some sort of external motherboard/chip attached to it and the steering box was one of them. The wrong amount of heat or shock to that area may lead to more damage than it's worth.

@brandonjr9367 thanks for the reply! I did finally get it off took a solid 5 hours of work! But I did use the same method plus the grinder and a cut off wheel! Couple of extremely deep cuts just barely nicked 1 tine on the gear box. And torched it many times but the last torching took 4 constant minutes with that ball joint puller fully cranked tight. I had the nut on just enough to use it and nit ruin the threads. The arm came exploding off. Loud enough it made the neighbors who were outside look over verbally make sure I was good! Your video helped alot! And it definitely was the method to use! Damn Canada truck just had to go to the extra mile. Thanks!

Thank you Derek! I put it off for months with the parts sitting in the truck, I was dreading it. Just not an easy job, but with all the parts and the right tools it’ll only take an afternoon. There is a rubber bushing/seal between the pitman arm and the steering box that was ripped on mine. I had to order that in, otherwise just a tedious step by step process.

Good point, I didn’t know what to expect at first to be honest. I wasn’t thinking of making a video about it until I actually got the pitman arm out without taking out the steering box. I was hoping the information I had after getting everything removed would be helpful to someone.

@@M.R.E.Pit was very helpful!! Thank you