Bushings and presses
#10
Originally posted by Brett
I've got a hand press (not hydralulic you use your strength), if your will to drive to carlisle (north of burlington) you can use it!
I've got a hand press (not hydralulic you use your strength), if your will to drive to carlisle (north of burlington) you can use it!
I've heard that 400 ft/lbs of pressure still makes for hard to press in bushings
#11
Originally posted by gatherer
how much force gets applied to the bushing with one of those?
I've heard that 400 ft/lbs of pressure still makes for hard to press in bushings
how much force gets applied to the bushing with one of those?
I've heard that 400 ft/lbs of pressure still makes for hard to press in bushings
#12
foot pounds??? - that's torque - pressure is measured in pounds per square inch, and in terms of pressing equipment it's measured in tons - like a hydraulic press usually has a minimal rating of 3 tons - all it is, is a bottle jack put into a frame. I have a bottle jack at home that does 3 tonnes of lifting, I could make my own press.
#13
Originally posted by bbarbulo
foot pounds??? - that's torque - pressure is measured in pounds per square inch, and in terms of pressing equipment it's measured in tons - like a hydraulic press usually has a minimal rating of 3 tons - all it is, is a bottle jack put into a frame. I have a bottle jack at home that does 3 tonnes of lifting, I could make my own press.
foot pounds??? - that's torque - pressure is measured in pounds per square inch, and in terms of pressing equipment it's measured in tons - like a hydraulic press usually has a minimal rating of 3 tons - all it is, is a bottle jack put into a frame. I have a bottle jack at home that does 3 tonnes of lifting, I could make my own press.
Jay have a look at some of the ones at princess auto, bottle jack like BB mentioned on steel frame
#19
Bushings are a bitch ! ! !
Bushing needs to be replaced when there is physical damage or when the rubber and metal don't bond anymore. But there's no point changing just 1 or 2. I suggest replacing with urethane bushing kit, from Prothane or Energy Suspension. It does make a noticeable difference in handling. The hard part is to press the old bushings out. Be ready to buy new bolts cuz. some of them are sized up and the only way to take it off is by using an angle grinder w/ a cutoff wheel. I took off the whole suspension sys and all arms, took it to a machine shop used a hydraulic press. On one lower control arm I applied over 50 ton of pressure but it still won't come out, then I torched it and saw a slit on the outer ring. Installing is easy. The project took about 15 hrs. (2 ppl. working on it). Depending on how many sized bolt u have. I had six, compensator arm and lower control arm-to-shock. Good luck
#20
well thanks for the advice but in the racing class I wish to stay in I need to remain in stock trim so I will be replacing with stock bushings .... but they will all be replaced like you said