Steering box spindle nut size?

[terranosaurusdoug]

Does anyone know what nut holds the pitman arm on?, thread, pitch etc.??

 

[Banshee]

Does anyone know what nut holds the pitman arm on?, thread, pitch etc.??

41mm not sure about pitch probably fine but don't have mine to hand at the moment

 

[solarman216]

From memory it is 42mm spanner size, but it is seriously tight, doubt a half inch drive will do it, again from memory it is 380 lb ft Rick

 

[Banshee]

From memory it is 42mm spanner size, but it is seriously tight, doubt a half inch drive will do it, again from memory it is 380 lb ft Rick

Nope def 41mm I brought this spcifially for the job, 1/2 drive is fine and mine came off easy with a breaker :thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Holy moly I remember that now banshee.

I have no nut at all, the steering box I got for free came with no pitman arm or nut, I was tryin to find a nut for it today but madmark is sortin me out, again :lol :thumb2

I don't know bout 380lbft though, maybe 20 stone and some red locktite :lol

 

[rustic]

I always wanted a 3/4" drive socket set, having broken a couple of 1/2" breaker bars years ago, but that nut is probably the only nut on the car that might justify it. lol...

 

[solarman216]

Holy moly I remember that now banshee.

I have no nut at all, the steering box I got for free came with no pitman arm or nut, I was tryin to find a nut for it today but madmark is sortin me out, again :lol :thumb2

I don't know bout 380lbft though, maybe 20 stone and some red locktite :lol

You have to be very careful with the drop/pitman arm, the high tightness is needed to properly seat the taper on real tight, locktite might stop the nut coming of but will not stop the play that will very quickly develop if the arm is not pulled up real tight onto the shaft, last one I did the customer was here in the workshop, heavy ring spanner on nut and 6ft tube on that, me pushing him pulling that about = the force to get it of, and I have removed several over the last few months, seriously tight, and know my breaker bar would not survive such force, Rick

 

[Madmark]

It took my inch drive set and long bar just to undo the bugger!!! Nut and lock washer in the post tomorrow morning

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

It took my inch drive set and long bar just to undo the bugger!!! Nut and lock washer in the post tomorrow morning

Cheers mate :thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

You have to be very careful with the drop/pitman arm, the high tightness is needed to properly seat the taper on real tight, locktite might stop the nut coming of but will not stop the play that will very quickly develop if the arm is not pulled up real tight onto the shaft, last one I did the customer was here in the workshop, heavy ring spanner on nut and 6ft tube on that, me pushing him pulling that about = the force to get it of, and I have removed several over the last few months, seriously tight, and know my breaker bar would not survive such force, Rick

Think I'll take box and arm to someone with a hydraulic press then and get it shoved on proper then put nut on :thumb2