Gary Lewis Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Dangit! The forum is REALLY screwing me up with inserting images, links and attachments lately.. https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-03715B-Torque-Multiplier-Foot-Pound/dp/B0017K5ARU I guess I've never seen anything like that. Cool! So when I REALLY get old I can keep on wrenching. I don't think I'm ready for it now, but it is good to know it exists. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Dangit! The forum is REALLY screwing me up with inserting images, links and attachments lately.. https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-03715B-Torque-Multiplier-Foot-Pound/dp/B0017K5ARU We had those at NNS and the USMC AMTRACS had a dial unit with a hand crank and one long reaction lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I guess I've never seen anything like that. Cool! So when I REALLY get old I can keep on wrenching. I don't think I'm ready for it now, but it is good to know it exists. Thanks! Shaun, I haven't forgotten your shock tower pic. I'm just WAY busy during daylight hours.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Shaun, I haven't forgotten your shock tower pic. I'm just WAY busy during daylight hours.. No rush, it's only curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno2 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Moose - Thanks! Jim - I'm using a digital torque wrench, so no cheater allowed. (But I do have pieces of pipe laying around that do serve as cheaters when I need them.) Speaking of torque, I was a bit blown away with how easy it was to change out the Pitman arm. I got the air impact out 'cause it is supposed to be torqued to 170 - 230 ft-lbs. However, the nut came off pretty easily. Then I put the puller on and used a breakover to tighten it up before using the impact on it - and the Pitman arm moved, long before I got "down on it". So that Pitman arm wasn't fully seated on the splines. But I will assure you this one is ON. I think I need that F 250 pitman arm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 I think I need that F 250 pitman arm... It's yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno2 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 It's yours. Funny story: I sent the PS gear box you gave from me Huck into Blue Top Steering Gear last week. I pulled the Pitman (which took like an hour) before I sent it. I get a call from Ryan at Blue Top earlier this week. He wants to know if I want the gear box rebuilt. I said "of course, that's why I sent it to you". He replied saying that is one of the tightest boxes anybody has ever sent me . He said if you are having steering issues it must be something else because that box is fine lol. I had to tell him it was just a donor from a truck we didnt know much about. I used it so I didnt have to pull mine down until yours made it back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Funny story: I sent the PS gear box you gave from me Huck into Blue Top Steering Gear last week. I pulled the Pitman (which took like an hour) before I sent it. I get a call from Ryan at Blue Top earlier this week. He wants to know if I want the gear box rebuilt. I said "of course, that's why I sent it to you". He replied saying that is one of the tightest boxes anybody has ever sent me . He said if you are having steering issues it must be something else because that box is fine lol. I had to tell him it was just a donor from a truck we didnt know much about. I used it so I didnt have to pull mine down until yours made it back here. That IS funny! It might have been better than Big Blue's, which is a AGR Performance Remanufactured Steering Box. Note that it goes for $422 and has one review - a 1 out of 5 stars. (As you know, I didn't buy it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno2 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 That IS funny! It might have been better than Big Blue's, which is a AGR Performance Remanufactured Steering Box. Note that it goes for $422 and has one review - a 1 out of 5 stars. (As you know, I didn't buy it.) The guy that reviewed it sounded like he was disappointed there wasnt a 0 star option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 The guy that reviewed it sounded like he was disappointed there wasnt a 0 star option... Yep. As I bolted that box on I thought "Should I order a BlueTop?" It would have been so easy at that point since I didn't even have the 350 Pitman arm on yet and none of the hoses/tubes connected. Guess at this point I'll run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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