OTC (8150) Conical Pitman Arm Puller,Black

I am a retired mechanic; I used this puller on my 1996 Ford F-150 4x4 XLT standard cab pickup truck. However, you will need to have patience, knowledge, and common sense when using this puller. The puller is too big to just put on and go at it. So, rather than cut the frame, or remove the entire power steering unit, what I did was 1) place two adjustable soft straps around the power steering unit and the frame. I put one in the front and the other in the back of it to hold it while I loosened the bolts holding it in place. 2) Then, after loosening and removing the mounting bolts, I carefully shimmied the unit forward while keeping an eye on the steering shaft, so it didn't come out of place. 3) Finally, I installed the puller and slowly, by hand, NOT WITH AN IMPACT GUN, BUT BY HAND! I tightened the puller until the pitman arm came off. Which was relatively fast! So, if I can do it, then so can you. Now, keep in mind that I pulled off a six-inch dropped aftermarket pitman arm that I put on my truck when I lifted it decades ago. I recently lowered the vehicle and needed to remove the dropped pitman arm in order to install the stock one. I did have to grind just a little bit off the side of the pitman arm to get the puller to fit snugly. This was a heavy-duty six-inch dropped aftermarket pitman arm, not a factory one from Ford. It turned 38" tires for many years, so my point is, that the pitman arm had plenty of time and force on it, mating it to the steering shaft. Bottom-line.... This puller works and is worth the money spent on it. GO OTC! If you have read this far, then I know you will agree. Hope this helps.

this is the tool that works quickly when trying to remove a pitman arm from your steering box. I struggled with my other puller, and someone suggested this conical. It arrived quickly, and within 10 minutes I had the arm off, with no damage whatsoever. It saved me from having to buy a repop arm, I was able to use the original.

This is a larger version of the 8149. I used the 8149 for a smaller pitman arm on a 1965 Mustang, but it was too small to fit the pitman arm of a 2001 Dodge 2500 van. The 8150 fit fine. The centering point can be removed, which is useful if the tool needs to be slightly off center. This tool also works well removing tie rod ends and idler arms, and in some cases, ball joints. This same size tool with some modification is sold as a 4964 for Polaris ball joints, and included with the 6735 kit for Sprinter ball joints (available individually as 539885). The tool appears to be of the highest quality, heavy, thick, and well constructed, so I expect it can endure very difficult jobs. The cutout is about 1.5" wide at the front and about 1.25" deep. The 8150 has a slight bevel in the opening compared to the 8149 which does not, which could make a difference if whatever you are grabbing is close to the opening size. See attached pictures for comparison. The one I received was made in China.

I had to get this heavy duty pitman Puller because the U shaped one I got from harbor freight bent and slipped right of the pitman arm. This got it done!If you have a golden years Jeep, save yourself the time and money and just get this out the gate.

This tool works for sure. I usually don't write reviews but felt I needed to with this tool. The jeep is 20yrs old and from Illinois, I'm in Florida so not used to working on something with rust this bad. The pitman arm would not move with my cheap puller plus heat and pb blaster. My cheaper puller kept spreading when hitting with my 1200 ft lbs impact. Finally the cheap puller striped. Since I needed to purchase a new one anyway, this one looked like a good option. The reviews were great and right. This puller took my pitman arm off in 2 minutes. I liked this puller so much, I decided to buy the smaller one also. Now I'll have the 8150 and the 8149. I'm confident I will not have to buy another pitman arm puller for the rest of my life. Buy this tool, you will NOT be sorry.

After seeing a snap on unit that looks completely identical, I decided to get this one at almost a third of the price off the Snap On truck. It works great. It's little bulky for tight situations where a regular puller would work better, but it makes up for it in brute pulling power. The threads in mine were tapped a little crooked, which makes the tapered part not completely centered when threaded all the way down, but it in no way diminshes the usefulness of the tool. Overall, I am very satisfied with this purchase and would recommend it to a friend. I can't for certain say this is the same unit as a Snap On, but it appears to look the same, and for the price, it cannot be beat. I'd give it 5 stars if the threads were straight, but I'm just being picky.