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feeutfo

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Thinking about buying a press
« on: 21 November 2010, 10:29:09 »
...perhaps not suprisingly....  ::) ;D

...any pointers? 12 ton? bench mounted or floor standing? Can't see I'll need floor standing and the extra throat depth, but then there's not that much difference in price. Have had need of one on other cars and my bushes need doing on both cars here. So with 240 quids worth of wishbones needed I can buy a press and bushes and still be quids in. :y

 Can buy one on gaybay for less than the price of a pair of wishbones...

Although they all seem to have this delayed delivery date, what's that all that about?

Anyway, thoughts on these...?
http://motors-parts.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=12+ton+hydraulic+press&_sacat=30928&_odkw=&_osacat=30928&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #1 on: 21 November 2010, 10:34:08 »
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #2 on: 21 November 2010, 11:08:50 »
Not only that but you are nice and centrally located for a postal or personal visit press bush service (ooer missus). You would have the makings of an SME there.

You could buy old cast off wishbones for a few pence, coat of paint and new bushes off the peg.

Name for the enterprise Wishbushes RUS?  ;D
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #3 on: 21 November 2010, 13:16:37 »
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...perhaps not suprisingly....  ::) ;D

...any pointers? 12 ton? bench mounted or floor standing? Can't see I'll need floor standing and the extra throat depth, but then there's not that much difference in price. Have had need of one on other cars and my bushes need doing on both cars here. So with 240 quids worth of wishbones needed I can buy a press and bushes and still be quids in. :y

 Can buy one on gaybay for less than the price of a pair of wishbones...

Although they all seem to have this delayed delivery date, what's that all that about?

Anyway, thoughts on these...?
http://motors-parts.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=12+ton+hydraulic+press&_sacat=30928&_odkw=&_osacat=30928&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
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I have a similar one to those as well as the 20 ton one and its ok for occasional use but don't expect much. The pin that is below the jack has a tendency to bend/snap off (re-welded mine back on) and they're not the most precision presses .

Lee
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #4 on: 21 November 2010, 14:31:51 »
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Anyway, thoughts on these...?
http://motors-parts.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=12+ton+hydraulic+press&_sacat=30928&_odkw=&_osacat=30928&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313


Dazzler used something like that to do my bushes and I thought I was going to end up buying him a new one at one point. :o

Groaned a bit but did the job.

Bear in mind you'll need some drifts of exactly the right size.

Kevin
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #5 on: 21 November 2010, 15:41:16 »
never used one.

i fit commercial vehicle bushes with large hardened allthread.

the more important part is the tool or whatever you use to sit over the bush onto the edge or shell of the bush.

i have a large box with some old pipe dies of various diametre.

as for pressure on the small bushes (sprinter bottom ball joints/rmovano top ball joint) a large vice  (preferably someone elses) and a hammer suffice.

you have a better "feel" when fitting.

workshop fitting the merc balljoints stuck a hole in the roof thru over zealous use of a press!!
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« Reply #6 on: 21 November 2010, 15:54:39 »
I was wondering about the range when they finally pop out, can it be aimed? Like over a neighbours fence...? ;D
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« Reply #7 on: 21 November 2010, 16:20:58 »
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I was wondering about the range when they finally pop out, can it be aimed? Like over a neighbours fence...? ;D

only one way to find out  ready   aim    fire ;D ;D
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« Reply #8 on: 21 November 2010, 17:06:56 »
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I was wondering about the range when they finally pop out, can it be aimed? Like over a neighbours fence...? ;D

only one way to find out  ready   aim    fire ;D ;D
So be it. Aim to please... ;)
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #9 on: 21 November 2010, 17:34:52 »
Buy a press wot prints money. Then you can buy a proper car. ;D
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« Reply #10 on: 21 November 2010, 17:49:18 »
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Buy a press wot prints money. Then you can buy a proper car. ;D
Where's the challenge in that? :P
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #11 on: 21 November 2010, 18:17:09 »
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Bear in mind you'll need some drifts of exactly the right size.

Kevin

and a ring of some sort to support the other side of the wishbone while the bush is going in or out, they're only pressed steel and easily distort.
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« Reply #12 on: 21 November 2010, 18:21:54 »
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Bear in mind you'll need some drifts of exactly the right size.

Kevin

and a ring of some sort to support the other side of the wishbone while the bush is going in or out, they're only pressed steel and easily distort.
Aaeye.  :y
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #13 on: 21 November 2010, 18:59:32 »
A BIG vice will do the job as well as one of those cheap presses, although it helps to have an assistant to hold the spacer and drift in postion while you take up the slack.

I have pressed out many, many suspension bushes with the trusty old vice :y 
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Re: Thinking about buying a press
« Reply #14 on: 21 November 2010, 19:22:15 »


makes removal easy.(not a cheap one though)
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