Bushing press alternative

[angrychickens]

use a miata

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/angrychickens/th_MVI_5878.jpg (http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/angrychickens/?action=view&current=MVI_5878.flv)

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/angrychickens/IMG_5873.jpg

i dont post much but i thought this was a funny idea that worked

[unicoladron]

the miata idea is amusing.

but what i find more amusing is the fact that people out there are pressing in bushings with socks AND sandals on....

[CrazyTrance]

Hahaha use what you've got i guess

[LongGrain]

oh shit

socks and sandals...

[hellion240sx]

thats friggin awesome. lol. good thing i got one :D

[5t341tH]

wouldnt placing it the other way around be easier? with a plate over the bushing?
nice one though, now i know my alternatives

[Andrew Bohan]

a miata weights what? like 2300 lbs?

and you'd put MAYBE half of that on the bushing, so 1150lbs MAX

i'd rather get a 12 ton press for $110 at harbor freight.

more than 20 times the available pressing force, more precision and control, and only one tenth the price of a used miata (assuming you don't have one already)


my conclusion: two thumbs down :down: :down:










:love:

[racepar1]

There are a couple things missing from the pic though.
1: BEER!!!!!
2: marlboro reds
3: straw hats
4: blood gushing from whatever appendage you fucking rednecks managed to cut off with this dumb-ass idea!
And for the love of god why the hell are you doing it in the dark????????????????

[yarou]

lol thats awesome. You can always go to autozone and rent a ball joint press for free, I used that to press out like everysingle bushing.

[Andrew Bohan]

5) banjos

keepin it real

[racepar1]

5) banjos

keepin it real

LOfuckingL! I can't believe I forgot banjos.

[Jung918]

wow. the stupidity of humanity never ceases to amaze me. Then again zilvia is filled with them.

[ayuaddict]

wow. the stupidity of humanity never ceases to amaze me. Then again zilvia is filled with it.

hehe haha hoho

=D

sorry, had to.

[Andrew Bohan]

hey it's 12:02

that means it's officially national grammar day
http://nationalgrammarday.com/
http://spogg.org/

[racepar1]

lol thats awesome. You can always go to autozone and rent a ball joint press for free, I used that to press out like everysingle bushing.

Thinking and renting are not words understood by rednecks.

You know you're a redneck when...........
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/angrychickens/IMG_5873.jpg

A picture REALLY IS worth a thousand words!!!!!!

[racepar1]

hey it's 12:02

that means it's officially national grammar day
http://nationalgrammarday.com/
http://spogg.org/


Hey, we don't take kindly to grammar here on zilvia!

[zugoi]

Hahah what were you guys drinking that night.

[4bangers]

just a thought, wouldn't a C-clamp work too? it slower with more control I guess, but keeping it in place is hard.

[racepar1]

A bench vise works too. I have pressed in A LOT of energy bushings (including the ones the rednecks are pressing in with a fucking miata) with a bench vise. It's a pain in the ass, but it works. If we had a decent fucking hydraulic press at my shop I wouldn't have to resort to a damn vise.

[Andrew Bohan]

i broke my workbench trying to press out a bushing with my vice once.

had to fucking rebuild the top.

real press got it out not problem.

[Leetheslacker]

i broke an older namebrand vise trying to press out dtss bushings that werent budging.

i figured the 50lb thing was invincible, but i guess not.

[angrychickens]

rednecks in miami no you must be confused

305 till i die

i did hide the banjos for this pic though

[98s14inaz]

just a thought, wouldn't a C-clamp work too? it slower with more control I guess, but keeping it in place is hard.

Yes, I did my entire s14 with one large one. Once I got the learning curve out of the way it went really quick.

[unicoladron]

i can't wait till a newb comes on here asking "how do i get these bushigns out"...

i'm gonna make every effort to be the first to say "use a miata!!!"

[ayuaddict]

yea!

go out and buy a fucking miata!

just to press out your bushings!

even thought Autozone has a ball joint press available for rental for free!

[racepar1]

rednecks in miami no you must be confused

305 till i die

i did hide the banjos for this pic though

Hey man rednecks are everywhere! It's like a disease! LOL!

[Ichi-Go]

I used my parents van to install a goped tire back in like 8th grade. I put it on the head of the jack and jacked it up instead of lowered it down.

If you dont have the tools you have to be creative

[johngriff]

Need a mechanic in so-cal? Look here http://www.zilvia.net/f/showpost.php...07&postcount=1
ENERGY BUSHING INSTALLS TOO!



Wait you are doing energy bushing installs without a press, just a vice? Go get a press!!

[racepar1]

I use the press to remove the old bushings and sleeves and I use a combination of a vise and a press to install the urethane bushings. We have a press at my shop, it just doesn't like to press straight sometimes so the vise is easier to use. I have installed 4 240 kits and one honda kit like this and it works fine for me. I have never damaged a bushing or an arm using this method.

[gunluvS14]

LOL, that pic is priceless

[bo2o]

WHEN WILL THIS BE LOCKED? pretty pointless.
but fun way to press things if your in a snag.

[96Turbo]

why doesn't someone make an inspirational poster out of this and put it up in the poster thread?? the possibilities are endless!!!!

[stinky_180]

extremely dangerous. i highly recommend everyone on here to NOT DO THIS

[BustedS13]

i bought a benchtop a-frame press at harbor freight for like 50 bucks... it's easier to store than a miata

[Jung918]

^ I have the a-frame 12 ton and it is a pile of shit. I already snapped a bolt and bent the top portion of the frame. I think the H frame is a stronger design.

[EDacIouSX]

yea so that's ghetto...

and stupid

[sillyvia13]

I guess I am only one to dig it...
lol...
why did you hide beers?
oh, it was a south beach blunt! MY BAD!
gIt er [email protected]!
+1 FO REDNECKS... YE HAW