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New tool for the garage :-)
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:16 pm
by Dodgey
Needed to replace my shot wishbone ball joints so couldn't resist a new, very useful toy!
According the the gauge, it takes 1.5 tonnes to press out and back in the joint!
Re: New tool for the garage :-)
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:20 pm
by Northern Bongolow
did you have any problems fitting them, as the angle they are mounted in the wishbone makes it a little awkward to just force them in.
rusted wishbones could maybe crush or separate.
Re: New tool for the garage :-)
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:43 pm
by Dodgey
I put my lump hammer under the very edge of the wishbone, with the main body resting directly on the press. This made the joint completely level.
Re: New tool for the garage :-)
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:52 pm
by Velocette
I'd rather have one collapse on the press than on the road.
Re: New tool for the garage :-)
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:17 pm
by helen&tony
Hi
Nice!!!....
Funnily enough, we were looking at one last year....similar, but we were thinking "CIDER PRESS"
...YUM
Cheers
Helen
Re: New tool for the garage :-)
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 3:09 pm
by Dodgey
hehe
The wishbone was very sturdy. I'm doing the other side this week when the joint arrives and I'll take a pic of it in position on the press. The wishbone was never at any risk. 1.5 tonnes is not that much - I could have driven it home with a lump hammer if I'd wanted to.
The press was only £139 from a ToolZone shop - which I thought was great for a proper press with a gauge, not just an upside down bottle jack.
Re: New tool for the garage :-)
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:46 pm
by dave_aber
I did mine in a vice with 2 huge sockets I borrowed from a mechanic mate.