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Thanks all for chiming in. Sorry, I am usually a bit more detailed in my posts but I think that time got to me. It is a pitman puller that I have been using and it just wouldn't fit. I went over to Advanced Auto Parts this morning (had been getting my stuff at Autozone). Harbor Freight in my area didn't have one.
Bottom line - I have some GREAT NEWS!! I bought a tie rod end pickle fork (slightly smaller than the ball joint pickle fork I had been using and bent) I also bought a much lighter ball peen hammers (not sure if I got that right since I have never owned one) instead of the 5 pound engineering hammer I have been using.
I hit it into the side that goes into the steering link and after about 10 moderate blows it popped right out. (Mind you I had been doing this for 8 hours with the engineering hammer and ball joint pickle fork.
Next up was the Pittman arm. I tried to fit the Pitman arm puller in there and once again it wouldn't fit. I found an annoying piece of plastic or rubber in there and yanked it out so I could see. It turns out that the rubber was interfering with getting the arm in there. (Not sure if that part was needed but whatever since these parts apparently go bad all the time).
I used the puller and heard a violent crack. The Pittman arm didn't come lose but the 3/4 socket wrench I was using did. I was dismayed figuring the clamp gave out. The arm was still in the same place. I decided to give the bottom of the arm a slight tap to see where I was at and noticed I could tap it upwards. Then I said what the heck let me try to tap it downwards. The arm flew right off! Thanks everyone for your thoughts, good luck, tips, morale boosters, and patience with me. Hopefully someone finds this thread one day and it helps them.
Only down side is that I snapped one of the other pullers that I rented. Not my fault their stuff is cheap!
YESSSS!!!!!!
Glad that you finally got it. It just goes to show how important the proper tool is. This is one of those tasks that would be impossible most of the time if you didn't have some form of pickle fork or pitman arm puller. Unless you get lucky and it comes off by hand lol