Quickest Way To Remove A Pitman Arm! GM Truck 2500HD Duramax

[@ropeyzkittlez9703]

i dindt even romove the sway bar, and i dont have a lift, just 5 inches of mud lol now the dump trucks ready to haul some asphalt millings make me a nice work area lol

[@timbow50]

Yep! Changed everything several months ago myself. At 72 years old it was a big pain in the ass project. Damn shops wanted thievery labor prices.

[@CHICOB4261]

Truck master really great content! I wish you could do a video on steering wheel play. Where the steering wheel has a lot of looseness in it and what causes it and how to repair it. Thank you brother!

[@rharrison6242]

You my friend!! Are THE man!!!! I was at odds with my 2015 gmc 3500 duramax ( not alot of room) I did not know it needs a special puller due to the size the regular one I use would not fit . ILooked up how to remove it and this video saved me.. cut it and popped right off. THANK YOU!

[@STREETRACEN4U]

my stubburn 350k mile work truck took a day and a half to do!. I cut on mine, sprayed it with a bottle of pb blaster, beat it with a hammer and eventually it popped off. Thankfully! i impacted it until it came loose and thats what got it finally.

[@DanOnTheGoCA]

i tried to get mine off today after work and was out there til dark with my puller and deadblow hammer struggling. definitely using my grinder tomorrow, thanks!

[@truckmastergarage9944]

Good luck with everything 👍

[@Reloadeez]

I always use a die grinder with a small cut off wheel. Then when almost to spline stop, then hit it with an air chisel it will crack it right down the cut line.

[@kriskristoff860]

Thanks for the tip on pitman arm removal. Cutting it off saves a lot of aggravation removing the gearbox. 👍

[@FromTheRuff]

I've used a angler grinder almost 6 times in my life. I figure that's good enough

[@meansled]

Video came up at right time. I cut mine then wedged in with air tool. And pulled down with a bar.

[@patrickrc51]

This is SOLID GOLD...... I'd send you a Pizza for this life saver.

[@lukepattyson8941]

I have an 09 LMM and a lot of my upgrades have been from watching your channel. The next thing I want to purchase is the trail ready bumper that you have on your LBZ. I hope it will look as good as yours, not sure with the different body styles. Really enjoy your content

[@rocketsurgeon1746]

Great shortcut! Just saved me a ton of time! More fishing

[@alfonsocastillo502]

Not dogging on this technique because it works and there is not enough space for the pitman puller.unless you go buy a shorter bolt then you have the clearance and its quicker than the cutting wheel. Just trying to share info is all. Thank you for the video.

[@MichaelSmith-dr9sf]

Im doing one on a 2018 LB5 4x4. Book time is 4.5 hrs, includes remove steering gear. Only about 1/2 in clearence between pitman nut & frame. 273lb torque on that nut.

[@williamtaylor3518]

Not the cheapest tool to use, but a Snap On PAR6880 puller works very well also being low profile/high leverage and the ability to be used in tight spaces like these newer trucks. Used that on a ‘21 Duramax when upgrading to Kryptonite components and no complaints.

[@eddyreynoso5571]

Just got done doing this to my Duramax. Thankyou!!

[@danielbrady2979]

Not saying what you are describing is the easiest way but what I did is I was able to fit my air hammer with a flat end bit and hammered it down the splines did I have to jam the air hammer in yes but 2mins and it popped out

[@SR-tc9gd]

Hey, that truck is from my town. I saw the emblems on the front bumper and license plate frame.

[@anthonywilson8019]

Great video. I have a 2013 dually, any idea what the nut size is for the pit arm? I think in the vid you said 26 but mine is way bigger than that. Too small for a one and half inch. Just hoping someone had a quick number.

[@sunnydaysonly]

I’m doing mine rn and it’s a 36mm I believe

[@anthonywilson8019]

@@sunnydaysonly thanks

[@davidparizek6741]

Hey, that’s how I removed mine. The best advice is to buy the most expensive impact gun you can afford, the guns new 💪 pack one hell of a punch 🤛 saves a lot of time on rusty parts 👍

[@Toolaholic7]

Snap On and OTC make a low profile pitman arm puller for these trucks

[@ChevroletTough]

Link?

[@ryans9103]

I just remove the 3 bolts and get the puller on remove the pitman then bolt the steering box back up. It takes me just as long. Just my experience.

[@STREETRACEN4U]

im gonna try this tomorrow before i cut anything. i tried with just 1 bolt in there to hold it so i can pivit it and it just wasnt working

[@ryans9103]

@@STREETRACEN4U keep the steering shaft on and mark the box location it can slightly move in the holes.

[@STREETRACEN4U]

@@ryans9103 yeah im not messing with that steering shaft i dont wanna take anything i dont have too🤣 and i have wiggled this steering box all over im just gonna get an alignment when its all back together

[@ryans9103]

@@STREETRACEN4U its always a good idea but you might not have to.

[@STREETRACEN4U]

thanks! i took all the bolts out and was able to get to it with an impact and after fighting for hours it came loose thanks.now onto the idler arm which is stuck on the center link as well but il be getting a pickle fork tomorrow. My truck has 350k miles and is pretty rusty so i didnt expect it all to just pop right out lol

[@CherezianRacing]

Do you remember if this was a 3 or 4 groove pitman arm? Want to order one but dont know which to buy

[@qdmax11]

Would like to see a video on the fuel cooler for the lbz, maybe maintenance wise I haven’t seen any videos on it, things have to be clogged up over time no?

[@truckmastergarage9944]

Thanks

[@qdmax11]

@@truckmastergarage9944 just another video for u to think about

[@johnhernandez1830]

I have a 86 gmc 1500 and I just ordered my idler arm from LMC and I’m going to use your ..how do you call it (your lesson ) and I’m gonna cut away

[@bryancatrina5787]

What size is the nut on pitman arm. I have a 2018 lp5 and i have very little access to get a wrench on it. I have 46-47 mm but would like to get clarification. Thanks

[@STREETRACEN4U]

I swear if it doesnt work out tomorrow i'm cutting it off! i been trying for 3-4 hours today to get the pitman arm off. Its going off tomorrow one way or another!

[@JohnDoe-yj9tj]

Just pull gearbox seems to be the simplest way, love all the videos man!

[@dustinmiller204]

That's how I do all my duramaxs , 2011 and up u gotta losen gear box bolts and turn it slightly to scoot the pitman arm out. It would be nice if someone would make a pitman arm puller that fits in there.

[@GMCJay_lly]

@@dustinmiller204 as stated above, snap on and otc make a low profile puller for these trucks...

[@dustinmiller204]

@@GMCJay_lly I'll check it out thanks

[@mikeo.1593]

I’ve got a 2016 3500 lml and have been dealing with wore out pitman arm for awhile been meaning to fix. Did you notice a difference in the tightness of the steering wheel?

[@trevortwitchell8389]

The 2016 2500 HD Duramax is different than the 2016 2500 HD 6.0 gas the steering gearbox is a way more closer to the frame rail on the gas model

[@--_DJ_--]

Ya, there is no room for even the nut to come off let alone the arm.

[@qdmax11]

Didn’t think of doing this

[@MikeF421]

I don't know what year that truck is, but the ones I've worked on don't have enough room between the crossmember and the end of the sector to do anything with. There's barely enough clearance to get the nut off the end of the sector let alone the pitman.

[@michaelbolin1631]

yeah I have a 2019 L5P and I had to remove the steering box just to get the nut off and even with the steering box loose there isn't enough room to fit a puller on

[@aagameboy]

How do you avoid cutting the rubber boot covering the splines?

[@revelationgarage858]

I remember one time I used a breaker bar on the nut on my dads suburban and I ruined the steering box lol must’ve snapped the internals

[@brantfoster6662]

Brilliant!

[@MichaelEisele-kd1hh]

not to be negative but it would have been nice to see exactly where you hit it with and air hammer and how it fell off....

[@dieselhunter_lb7]

That's what I did to get mine off, the puller wasn't cuttin it haha 👍

[@blkt6]

On my Cummins after bending 2 pullers I cut it off like that.

[@SouthwestSpeedLLC]

Boss tip!

[@Angelortiz-sf4zb]

Well I ended up cutting mine with two cuts and it came out after abit of hammering but other wise it was a great idea to cut it saved time since it's a Minnesota truck 🤣and I appreciate it.. *2008 chevy 2500hd (6.0 vortec)

[@OldGriz708]

If you don't know what an angle grinder is the LAST thing you should do is buy one and touch any part of your $30k truck with it. As cheap as they can be had it's just as cheap and actually easier to replace the upper and lower control arms. I bought a set through Detroit axle and replaced the upper/lower control arm (they had new ball joints and bushings in them), inner and outer tie rods, sway bar links, Idler arm w/bracket, and pitman arm for under $500. Granted they are not near the quality of Moog or Kryptonite but I have been rolling on them for 3 years now and they are fine. By doing it this way I was able to use a two jaw puller on the pitman arm instead of cutting it.

[@kotabaird3136]

Upper and lower arms have nothing to do with idler arm or pitman arm

[@jamesrichardson771]

Is that brake caliper hanging from the brake hose 💥 👎

[@Antihero-4132]

I did mine with a dremel...😂😂 Shit took forever about 45 minutes..

[@stevecantrell6179]

I just did my 2007 D-Max and only other thing I did was cut a pretty good slut in the arm and then took a multi-tool and got the top a little deeper where the round cutting disk couldn't reach then took a small air chisel started on it it wedged in there and latterly fell off

[@danieldaubenspeck2491]

Ugh cut it twice, air chiseled the hell out of it and still won't come off!!

[@danieldaubenspeck2491]

ended up taking the 3 bolts off the steering box. was much easier.

[@danmcmahon7524]

I just use a pickle fork

[@agger838]

What do u want me to do? Chop it off?

[@imzackson]

Thats the true definition of a hack!!! Quick and effective but if your so lazy as to do it that way how many other things have been half assed!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesbizelli8568]

What a stupid ass remark that’s not lazy that’s just smart if you have the skills there’s no reason to subject yourself to the time and torture of removing the hard way if your not going to reuse it call me lazy too if you want took me less than an hour to complete the job and I’m not a mechanic

[@imzackson]

@James Bizelli my comment is self explanatory how many other things have ya half azzed?