Tuff Country 33119 - Dodge 2013-2014 Ram 4wd 3 lift kit - Manual (Page 4)

5. Working on the driver side, remove the nut that connects
the tie rod end to the pitman arm. Save the nut. Using a ham-
mer, carefully break the taper on the tie rod that connects to
the pitman arm. Special note: Take special care not to rip
or tear the stock outer tie rod boot. The new pitman arm
has a reverse taper on it, after the new pitman arm has
been installed, the stock outer tie rod needs to be rotat-
ed 180 degrees.
6. Next, remove the nut and lock washer from the sector
shaft on the steering box. Save the hardware. Using a pit-
man arm puller, carefully remove the pitman arm from the
sector shaft. The stock pitman arm may be discarded.
7. Locate the new pitman arm and the pitman arm hardware.
Install the new pitman arm into the stock location on the sec-
tor shaft and secure using the stock hardware. Make sure to
use loctite. Torque the nut on the sector shaft to 225 ft lbs.
8. Remove the outer tie rod that will connect to the newly
installed pitman arm and place in a vise. Using a die grinder,
carefully cut off the locking portion for the outer tie rod.
9. Remove the threaded sleeve from the tie rod and save.
Using a die grinder, carefully cut off the locking portion of the
tie rod.