Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control arm

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StefanAnghel
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:58 pm

I've got everything to change the control arms and lollipop bushes can someone help with a press or a garage that will press them for me around Stansted Airport?

kwit fit did want to help and another garage told me is around £45 to press them :?
Is that the right price?

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Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:23 pm

pop over to stevenage and we can press them in for nothing up at the garage
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:31 pm

Done fella :D
time, date and cost (drinks or parts if not money tell me what are you after) please!
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:35 pm

£45 for 10 minutes work :?
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:37 pm

leeparkes wrote:£45 for 10 minutes work :?
I said the same but that's the minimum that they can charge
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:37 pm

My guys did mine for free - £10 at the MOST as a gesture/drink.
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:00 pm

All that's needed is a block of wood and a lump hammer to get them in.
It's getting the old ones out that a press is handy for.
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:01 pm

The TCA bush methods are getting more ghetto every year lol. I thought the vice method was a bit sketchy.

Guess it's different if Brian is wielding the hammer tho lol!
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:05 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:All that's needed is a block of wood and a lump hammer to get them in.
It's getting the old ones out that a press is handy for.
Serious question, Mr. Moooore.....is there an e30-related job that you haven't done yet?
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:28 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:All that's needed is a block of wood and a lump hammer to get them in.
It's getting the old ones out that a press is handy for.
Thats how i put my rear wheel bearings in
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:21 pm

N00b wrote:
Brianmoooore wrote:All that's needed is a block of wood and a lump hammer to get them in.
It's getting the old ones out that a press is handy for.
Serious question, Mr. Moooore.....is there an e30-related job that you haven't done yet?
neglect one?
sell one?
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Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:23 pm

I used a vice :D
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