hints on pressing out bushings?

[Marc Swanson]

> Large frame?  Orange color?  From Harbor Freight?

Nope, Large Frame, Red Color, from Eagle Equipment co.  The press plates are
really high quality.  I've heard others having complaints about cracking
press plates so I bought this one instead.


> By now I usually can just hold the part with my off
> hand.  Finding the right size sleeves to press/receive
> the parts is a big deal.

Yeah, it certainly seems (as you and Orin pointed out) that a nice BIG
socket (just the right size BIG that is) underneath the piece to "cup" the
bushing works well.  I have a socket that is ALMOST big enough to do the
subframes but I'll probably call up Huw and see if he'll let me abuse some
of his sockets ;-)

> By now I have a good
> assortment of bearing shells, large sockets, pipe
> segments, etc.

I tried using a pipe segment but I just crushed it in short order..
Solution?  Perhaps a bigger pipe :-)

> You can rig something up to hold the
> other end of large pieces.  The best is an adjustable
> work support, like for wood working, but anything you
> can stack up to the right height will work.

Or get somebody else to help you hold the pieces.  A nice work support is
nice though.

> IMO/E
> gathering a good assortment of these is the biggest
> deal.  Also just getting used to using the press.

Right.. I'm definately a newbie at this so I'm sure it will take some time
to get used to it.  Just like when I first starting using my welder.. took
me a while to get the bead right but eventually with practice you get good
at it.



Thanks for the tips!


-Marc-


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