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    Well ,here is where I currently sit. Disconected the brake lines, abs wire unplugged, and got the control arm out. Those bushings are going nowhere without the removle tool or a press! So, we're off to the local auto machine shop. $30 to remove and press in the new ones. Said he could have them done in an hour or two. Then I get to throw it all back together and bleed the brakes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Pressed...BFH...same thing!
    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Those bushings are going nowhere without the removle tool or a press! So, we're off to the local auto machine shop. $30 to remove and press in the new ones. .
    Soooooo...whaddya sayin'? Press - BFH, NOT same thing?.........


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    Na, the BFH just wasn't big enough!

    Actually you just couldn't get a good angle on it to give it the required beating. 15 minutes and $20 and the machine shop had it good to go. Tomorrow I start to put it all back together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    Na, the BFH just wasn't big enough!

    Actually you just couldn't get a good angle on it to give it the required beating. 15 minutes and $20 and the machine shop had it good to go. Tomorrow I start to put it all back together.
    Tha's why God created hydraulic presses on the 8th day my friend...

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    He should've created a cash tree in my back yard so I could afford one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete View Post
    He should've created a cash tree in my back yard so I could afford one!
    http://www.harborfreight.com/6-ton-a...ress-1666.html

    80 buck$...

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    Da press ain't da ching. It's all the blocks & little adapters that you need ... & a different one for each job.
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