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Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control arm
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:58 pm
by StefanAnghel
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?
Thanks guys
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:23 pm
by Messenjah
pop over to stevenage and we can press them in for nothing up at the garage
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:31 pm
by StefanAnghel
Done fella
time, date and cost (drinks or parts if not money tell me what are you after) please!
Thank you
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:35 pm
by leeparkes
£45 for 10 minutes work

Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:37 pm
by StefanAnghel
leeparkes wrote:£45 for 10 minutes work

I said the same but that's the minimum that they can charge
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:37 pm
by Royalratch
My guys did mine for free - £10 at the MOST as a gesture/drink.
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:00 pm
by Brianmoooore
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.
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:01 pm
by Royalratch
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!
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:05 pm
by N00b
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?
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:28 pm
by bobbin1982
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
Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:21 pm
by gareth
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?

Re: Hydraulic press in Essex for lollipop bushes and control
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:23 pm
by chips
I used a vice
