Duhockey
Senior Member
I'm super bummed. I couldn't get my rig put back together in time. I was prepared to work all night and then drive straight to the meeting place if needed but I'm stuck without a press.
I have a couple of bad bushings in my driver's side lower A arms. I started on them on Weds to leave me plenty of time to get them swapped out but man those things have been a real PITA. I ended up building a couple of tools to help pull the cam tubes out but it's taken the better part of two days to remove them.
Success tonight at around 1:30am to get the tubes pounded out but didn't have a way to press out and in the new bushings. I tried my Dake press but it wasn't enough grunt and also I didn't have the right cups for the bushings. I also tried brute force with a hammer and not surprising that didn't work.
So enjoy the fresh snow, the good company, and the wheeling without me :cry2:
The current state of my rig. Lame.
Bummer, they dont have a press for those at autozone or any of the local shops?? what does the dealership use to get them in and out?