Hydraulic press needed (Canberra)

Anyone got one? I need to press the old bushings out of my Econovan's
control arms, then press the new ones in. While I'd quite like to buy
another new tool to get this job done[1], I can't see a press getting
a lot of use in my workshop once this job is done.

I've also surprised myself a bit with how little swearing has been
involved with the job so far. (I admit I was a little peeved to
discover that I needed to remove the radiator before I could unbolt
the upper control arm fuclrum pin and remove the control arm. And
that I then had to unbolt one of the gear shift linkages to have room
to lift it out.)

Anyone?


BTH
[1] I've already bought a scissor-style ball joint separator, a 25mm
and a 26mm combination spanner.

 

Local repco will do it for a slab or $5.00 a bush normally

 

Well yes. My mate has a very nice one I use ocassionally.

Take it to any motor shop and give them a few dollars to do it.

Theo

 

My truck would take quite a while to get there, in its current
condition!


BTH

 

I thnk he wants pickup and delivery

 

I think it comes from too many years of running an illicit booth
operation. He's just too used to full service to expect anything less.

 

If you haven't done it by next weekend, I will give you a hand

 

An hydraulic press is but a jack mounted in a frame....thought out all the
options yet??? when you have gone through all that come to mind, go and have
a coffee in the quiet, there will be something else that you haven't thought
of.
Rockit

 

Oddly enough, when I went to visit my over-the-back-fence neighbour
yesterday afternoon to deliver some tomatoes[1] he asked how the truck
job was progressing then said "Do you want a hydraulic press? I've
got 8 of them."

Apparently somebody he knew was winding up a business, and gave them
to him to dispose of. His father-in-law a few suburbs away has them,
and has set one up, and has been itching to try it out on a real job.
He'll be popping by this evening. ;-)

Just another of those interesting coincidences that punctuate my
life. ;-)


BTH
[1] The tomato vines have all started ripening at exactly the same
time, of course.

 

Unfortunately the neighbour's press turned out to be a lightweight
little mechanical-screw job, maybe a tonne of pressure at best.
Needless to say, it didn't work.

I dropped the suspension arms off at Pedders' in Belconnen yesterday.
Hopefully they'll be done by Friday...


BTH

 

I have no fear of excess tomatoes - I make them into jam.


BTH
(They'd probably make a nice brandy too!)

 

That's karma Ben. You earned that. (and many times more).

You've got red orbs, swollen and full of juice eh?
[Paging Postman Pat.... Call for you!]

 

Whoah Biker Betty, Ben's damn jam, whoah Biker Betty, Ben's damn jam....
[cue big guitar riff]

 

actually, Ben's Damn Jam is damn fine!!! Just finished a jar of the yellow
tomato jam - YUM!

betty

 

On ham or lamb?

 

On ham and lamb and then on spam, and yes I liked it Sam I am.....

betty

 

http://tinyurl.com/68savj

 

What the hell is this - you're replying to an 8-month-old post? ;-)

....and furthermore, this isn't the first time!

http://groups.google.com.au/group/aus.motorcycles/msg/e0fac464dc7460d2


BTH
(Tomato season has been over for a LONG time down here!)

 

Geez Clem, how long do you keep these things? The Bth post you're
replaying to was from Jan 23.

Theo

 

No, he did it earlier today in this very thread.

Theo