Hydraulic Press

[696DCRider]

I got my top triple and rearsets powder coated and I need to get four bushings pressed back into place.  Does anyone happen to have a hydraulic jack or know where I could find someone that won't charge an arm and a leg to press the bushings in?

[The Mad King Pepe']

You don't need no stinking press, just run 'em over with your car!

Depending on what those clows in the capitol decide, my mechanical bud and I might have lots of free time in the next weeks... we can work something out

Oh and pics by the way, or you're on your own

[tocino]

Depending on what those clows in the capitol decide

They're not clowns. Clowns don't have guaranteed pay for not working.

[696DCRider]

Here's my stuff.  It was all done by Figure Engineering in Manassas.  Includes my top triple, shifter and rear brake, exhaust hangers, handlebar clamp, exhaust shield, and a bracket that Autohag fabricated for my voltage regulator.  The bushings I speak of are the silver things for the rearsets and the silver things that go in the top triple.  I had just two of them removed by Honda Manassas and they charged me $47!

[Artful]

Since they have metal races around them I'd try freezing the bushing and the piece they're going in, then knocking them in with a piece of similar diameter mild steel pipe and a hand sledge. That's how I do rear wheel bearings and control arm bushings on my VW. The freezing slightly shrinks everything then it typically pounds in fairly easily. Granted I'm usually not worried about it ending up pretty, but I can't say I've ever marred the faces of anything regardless.

[Meerkat]

What did Figure charge ya? Yeah, I'm nosy like that. Thinking about some little projects my own self.

[696DCRider]

$300 for everything pictured.

[696DCRider]

I might try that.  I actually managed to beat the rearset bushings into place.  The top triple ones are going to take some serious force though.  I marred the surface of one of the bushings trying to hammer it in so I decided to quit before I start ruining things.

Since they have metal races around them I'd try freezing the bushing and the piece they're going in, then knocking them in with a piece of similar diameter mild steel pipe and a hand sledge. That's how I do rear wheel bearings and control arm bushings on my VW. The freezing slightly shrinks everything then it typically pounds in fairly easily. Granted I'm usually not worried about it ending up pretty, but I can't say I've ever marred the faces of anything regardless.

[The Mad King Pepe']

They're not clowns. Clowns don't have guaranteed pay for not working.

True dat! Plus I take clowns more seriously than politicians!