Pitman arm puller

I know most of you guys tend to just use a mallet to pound out your balljoints and tie rod ends. I want to get a pitman arm puller. What size should I get? The one I'm looking at from napa is up to 1-5/16". Does that sound right? Will I be able to use it on tie rods and balljoints on my 2009 tacoma?

 

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For Tie-Rod Ends I usually use a Pickle Fork

 

throw the pickle fork in the trash, get a proper puller.
i use this snapon one.

 

I used the cheap one from oreilys and it worked just fine. Was like 13 bucks or so if I remember right.

 

agreed. i destroyed my tie rod end with satan's pitchfork. i measured my pitman and it's 1 3/4 opening with a 2 1/2 inside at the widest.

 

Can you RENT a tool from a local auto store??

I've used a combination of things on our Jeep (along with A LOT of PB Blaster).
For the most part, this worked the best for us. You just have to make sure its the right size (durr). It was cheap...but...I didn't care. Only needed it ONCE.