2004 Yukon XL pitman arm replacement - with cheat
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- I will explain how to remove and replace the pitman arm on 2004 Yukon XL.
I give a cheap tip on how to do that job to make it easier in thQuestions and comments are always welcome like and subscribe
i have never tried an idler or pitman arm but i have done every other front ends parts. but now im fixing to damn sure give it a shot and just make sure i get it tight. pat yourself on the back 8 years later and the video is still helping.
That's awesome man!! I'm glad my video was able to help you!! Best wishes and yeah make sure it's tight!!
Thanks Eric! I did this job this morning on my 2003 Yukon XL. Was planning on removing the steering gear box but gave your method a try. It worked out just fine and saved me a lot of time. An air tool and a pitman arm puller are definately a must.
I’m very happy this video I made saved you valuable time and effort!! Definitely have to have the right tools for this job:) I appreciate your comment BoulderCreekWinery! Safe travels buddy.
Been looking for a video of someone who just cuts straight to the point and this is it! Everyone else has long videos and they dont even show anything important. about to tackle this on my 03 Escalade and now i'm definitely more confident.
Heck yeah! I'm glad the video I made was of help to you! It's really not a hard job at all. Your arms may get tired holding them up. Idk what it is about being under a vehicle with arm in the air that make them so tired so quick but it does lol best wishes and thanks for your comment.
I just got my new pitman arm, idler arm, and idler arm bracket delivered this afternoon. I assembled the idler arm and bracket outside the vehicle. Removed the old stuff and got the new parts installed in half an hour. Because I believed it was necessary to disconnect the intermediate shaft, disconnect the power steering lines, and remove the steering box, I decided to wait until tomorrow. If I saw this video first I would have finished today.
Aw man I feel for ya. Well eat a good breakfast so your arms are up to the task. I wish you the best and hope everything goes smooth.
I'm glad I saw this video tonight because if not tomorrow I'd be taking everything off. Thank you
Yes Sir, you're welcome Richard! I'm glad my video was of help to you. Best wishes.
Helped so much I was gona do the most a1 auto failed me in this one
It's not every day I get a comment saying I produced a better video then 1A Auto. Been a fan of them for years. I truly appreciate your taking the time to comment and let me know this video helped you and saved you time on your repair. Best wishes Ivan!
Best video so far. To the point no bs. Thank you
Your welcome bud, thanks for the comment!
Very clean truck for ten years old!
Great video Eric. The short cut really helped. I am replacing everything on the front-end of my Yukon Denali xl for my oldest son.
Glad this video helped make things faster and easier for you!
thanks Eric... awesome you saved my day .. I always heard to take the gear box right out with draining the fluid and get the lines off.... this is perfect ... just loosen the gear box up to allow the space .. thanks ...
Great video!! you saved me a call to the suicide hotline :)
Maxamus thanks for your comment and for the laugh 😂 stay calm brotha!
Nice video, I work on cars a lot and the cheat helped out big time or I would have pulled out the entire thing. Also I love the torques specs you gave lol
Lol the time saved is great, I have to agree my torque specs are funny 😄
Im surprised the steering shaft extends far enough while Still attached . ( pleasantly ) ✌
Great video. Thanks for posting
Great video. Good info. You made my job easy as pie. Thank you
That's what's up!:) Thank you for letting me know it helped you bro! If there's ever anything you need help with and you don't see a video drop me a comment and I'll try to make a video on it.
Don't forget to like my videos and subscribe! ✌️
Thanks bro! Definitely will do. Have a great night
thanks Eric bro you nailed it! god bless
Nicely done Eric.
Thank you!!
Thank youuuuuuuuuu, had intentions of losing up the gear box and doing it and I was right , some nut cut the arm piece that's in the way lol crazy
Damn thank you im working on 04 avalanche with same situation....I'm trying this in the morning. Appreciate it
you're more then welcome, I'm glad my videos have helped so many people:) I wish u the best.
I know four years later but how did the job go with 04 Avalanche, mine is 2 wheel drv.
@@ArmenArmenjs itn worked for me. Was a tough trying to do it in beginning trying to figure out how to get it off. I'm not sure with 2wd in hoping same concept
@@redskies12incs Thanks I will update again. I need to start this week.
@@ArmenArmenjs takes time but well worth it. Was my first time replacing one.
👌👌👌 Nice!
Tight ass f*ck is a technical specs change my mind. Thanks for the tip.
Lol well ya rally can't over tighten it in my book. Better to have it tight then not enough and it come loose while driving down the road. I'm glad this video was of help to you,. At least the torque specks lol
Thank You!
You’re very welcome Leslie!! I’m glad this video was of help to you.
Everything basically needs to be tight as fk so eat your breakfast 😂
Thank you
Yes Sir, no problem!
Great video Eric
Thank you Jr!! I'm stoked this video has helped so many people!
Great video
a friend turned the steering wheel before I was able to put the pitmen arm on, so how would I go about making sure my steering wheel is going to be straight after install, I have no impact.
Just center the wheel inside the vehicle and continue the reassembley...
Awesome eric thanks
Thanks I appreciate it and you're welcome.
Just to add to the conversation, some gear boxes have 3 main splines instead of 4. If my research is right, either the heavy duty 3/4 ton...or 4wd's have the three spline. I just replaced my gear box and pitman arm last weekend.
Oh...and I have a 2005 Chevy Suburban 2500HD 4x4 with the 8.1lt engine.
In my research I found 1500 = 4 grooves 2500-3500 = 3 grooves but you should make sure cause it may have been changed.
The arm I ordered has 4 so I hope it fits. I saw on a different video that some had 3
Great video I liked you video it helped me out alot!! Did you go off & buy a replacement pitman arm or did you get it aftermarket? Does it require to replace both sides as in the Adler arm as well?
thanks I have to do the same thing was going to pay someone to do it it pretty easy
Did you disconnect the steering box from the shaft?
What size nut is on the pitman to gear box nut
1" 5/16th socket on mine
Thanks
If the gear box is leaking minor drops of power steering fluid through the pitman arm. Is that a symptom of a bad pitman arm or is that the gear box needing replacement?
That's a "gearbox seal" that's seeping fluid past it... if it was mine I'd keep an eye on gearbox fluid level regularly to get an idea of just how much fluid is being lost and how fast it's being lost... if it's a very minor issue (not needing topped off with fluid but once every other month or so then I wouldn't worry about it myself) but if it's leaking out and needing fluid topped off weekly or daily in bad cases then you will want to have the seals in the gearbox replaced or actually just replace the gearbox altogether would be the best thing.
Eric Skaggs yea it’s very minor. I noticed that it only drips a few drops when the engine is on and the wheel is being turned.
Every video I've watched shows they took off the gear box. I will decide once I get it off the ground so I can get under there and look. My puller will be here tomorrow so I guess I will get started in the morning
If you decide to move that “bar thing” and do it that way, please make a video so I can see how that works out for you! Let me know and I’ll watch the video!! I have a feeling you’re gonna take the route in my video though 🤣
On my 2004 2W avalanche, I gather you don't need to separate the gear box from steering linkage, just take off the three bolts will allow more room to pass the sway bar and frame?
Yes just loosen them most the way and this allows for the room needed.
@@cyoutellme Thanks Eric!
Very helpful, thanks a lot!!
You're very welcome!:)
Awesome video man. I'm about to tackle this same project this weekend. I'm also replacing the idler arm and bracket as well. I was also wondering if you were able to tell a significant difference after you replaced the pitman arm.
Thank you for your comment McDizzle! Yes after replacing I noticed better steering response! The steering wheel felt tighter as well! I didn't have any clunking before or after replacing but sometimes you will hear a clunking sound if the pitmen arm ball joint is badly worn. For me it was loose steering and lack of steering response. Be sure to check tire pressure as low tires will also cause delays in steering response as well. Not saying that's your problem just throwing that out there. Best wishes on doing the repair yourself. It's really not to hard with the right tools. 👍
Thanks!
thanks
No problem, glad my video helped you!!
THANKS ERIC
I’ve got to replace mine on my 06z71. I have about 2” play in the steering wheel and that’s the only movement I see so I’m going to start there. By the way, how tight was it again that it needs to go back on?
Tighter then ,. Well ya know lol 😆 also being that yours is a 06 there's chance the gear splines in the power steering gear box could be worn out some as well causing play in the steering wheel. Definitely replace the bad part first then see what's left. Best wishes.
Wilfred Brimley says from the grave. you want to change that pitman? you better catch a bowl of Quaker hottttt oatmeal
Tight as fuck 🤣🤣 perfect. Sounds like me everytime I tighten something
Doing this on my sister's 03 escalade and I've been seeing other people say to tie off the steering wheel to not fuck up the steering column is this true?
I’ve never heard of doing that for this specific repair. I’ve personally never tied off the steering wheel replacing a pitman arm ever. I’m state certified and have 23 years experience. This video was shot in my driveway working on a family vehicle. on a scale of 1 to 10 being one is east and ten very difficult id say for someone who doesn’t work on cars everyday this would be a level 5 difficulty at most. With the right tools and video guidance this job really isn’t a big deal. Best of luck. Oh and if it makes you feel better go ahead one time off the steering wheel. It shouldn’t have any affect on what you’ll be doing under the vehicle.
@cyoutellme thank you for the quick response and advice! I'm alright on working on cars I just never done that but I did the idler arm and tie rods and controls arms last weekend so it shouldn't be too then but again thank you very much for the advice
Good job, thanks for sharing. Got any torque specs handy for the steering link nuts? Can't get a torque wrench on the big pitman/idler arm nuts anyhow. - take care
I'm sure theres guys that use exact torque specks but I personally just crank everything down tight AF! I dont get crazy about it but I make sure thi is are nice and tight...
It was 40 something, 42 er 46ft Lbs I found on a better video, actually found a video better than 1A auto, but he recommended buying from 1A auto.
Them damn splines be damn near seized to that damn thing
Once you have removed the nut take a block of wood and hold it over the end of the drive axle and then hit the block of wood with a heavy hammer.
Sorry I thought your comment was about a drive axel being hard to remove from a hub bearing 😅. Use a pickle fork to separate the pitman arm from the gearbox shaft…
Do u have to replace both at same time?
what size socket did you use
1 5/16" impact socket on my impact gun.
Hand tool equivalent?
33mm is bit larger than 1 5/16 but it will work.
Sadly a z70 lower control arm bracket on frame in way
What can't you just move that bar that out of the way.
Hey Edward, this video I made shows the fastest and easiest way to replace the pitman arm.
I'm still fighting to get the Pittman arm off.
Great video