Didjeridave Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Last time I fitted my poly's I used my old man's bench vice & knackered it; slight feud resulted but his next birthday present was an easy pick. Looking to buy a proper press, so wondering how many tons capability is needed for general car work?I saw this one:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/500T-Hydrauli ... 2312924d00...but wife said no. Shame, would be great for making frisbees out of engine blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 would never fit in the living room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didjeridave Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Yeah, I suggested dining room instead, but still no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weetec Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 try machine mart. they sell some nifty little bench presses. dependant what you want to press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didjeridave Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Yep, seen the 1/2 & 1 ton arbor presses there for a reasonable price. Will be for bearings/bushings etc - anyone think they'd be enough for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weetec Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 iv seen bushes pressed out with 1 ton hydraulic bench press....the trouble is you need all the correct press plates/rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan.. Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 DONT try and press the bearings out. You wont be able to. They are solid in the hub and are not ment to be removed. Wheel bearing gone = new hubA mate of mine worked at Honda in the mid 90's and wasn't told this. He managed to break the press they had in the Honda workshop trying to do an MB6 hub lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didjeridave Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 ...depends which bearings you're on about & I've got far more than just the VTI to take care of! Rear bearings, yeah,that's a whole unit but fronts I've done previously with a bench vice. The advantage of hoarding random bits of metal means that I've ammassed a fair set of drifts over the years too! Just wondered whether any workshop guys knew the ton rating of their press; I can't think anything over 6 ton should be necessary; the price seems to rocket beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodels Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 10 ton one on crx £130 collected fife 48 kgms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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