98 C1500 pitman and idler arm replacement??

[great white]

Of course!

im pretty sure C's are pretty easy to get too, but, i have never done one myself.

Oh yeah, I used to curse that brace everytime.....

 

[Jizanthapus]

You have to remove your idler arm bracket to get the idler arm out and in. Careful not to drop the bolts inside the frame. Have a magnet ready!

 

[98_k1500]

The K has a longitudinal crossmember brace welded in in juuuuust the wrong spot though.....

Thats the difference. Thanks for the correction. I knew there was a way to do it on the C trucks with the gearbox on the frame. The K trucks... No way in HELL. As far as getting the pitman arm off the gear box, a small 2 jaw gear puller works as good as a pitman arm puller in a pinch.

 

[tsoderstrum]

I just did mine on a 94 K1500 and it's pretty much what was described here. Now I was doing all the front end parts, balljoints, CV's, hubs, bushings, etc so I had the whole front end ripped apart making removing the steering box a breeze. Seems to me it would be easier that way anyway but I don't really have a frame of reference for a 2wd. The socket for the pitman arm is a 34mm.