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Title: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 20:45

Got this recently, comes in handy for doing front/rear wheel bearings.

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/golfvr/polo1/bearing6.jpg)

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: [han] on 30 August 2006, 21:15

what is it?

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 21:17

Its a hydraulic press  :smiley:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: [han] on 30 August 2006, 21:19

cool, its a nice colour!

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: richandhazel on 30 August 2006, 21:21

Nice one mate. I now know where to come in the future.............saves a trek to LHR :wink:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 21:31

Any time Richard  :smiley:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 22:01

And i got it for 100 quid off ebay, not bad  :laugh:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: kniterider on 30 August 2006, 22:08

must be handy havin your own!!, i used to have one i made at work from some angle iron/box section and a bottle jack.. but sold it years back when i gave up the garage i used to do mot work in me spare time.. i use the one at me work now when im doin the odd late shift.. but you have to be carefull, its an industrial 50 ton jobby and if you havent got the spacers right and start pumpin somethings going to go bang.. and its bound not to be the spacers or the bearing or the press... lol

will make my own again when i eventually get a garage to do my bits... :cry: bargin there though ive seen em go for alot more!!

 :smiley:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: Dinky on 30 August 2006, 22:12

corin if u find another one, let me know..
the amount of bloody times ive seen the bloke swear whilst doing the wheel bearings is unbelieveable..id buy him one just to shut him up.. :rolleyes:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 22:18

There's loads on ebay, this is where i got mine

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-12-TON-HYDRAULIC-WORKSHOP-PRESS-warranty_W0QQitemZ290024516038QQihZ019QQcategoryZ30928QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Just a small word of warning, everything on the press, like the pushrod for example, was not dead straight, so a few minor 'modifications' might be necessary  :laugh:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: richandhazel on 30 August 2006, 22:22

You can get a new bench one like this for example:-

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=020410030&r=2054&g=107

But you're still looking at double the price. Probably worth keeping an eye on ebay for something local that you can look at.

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 22:26

Thats the cheapest i could find, about 200 quid.
The one on ebay is 100 quid including delivery, so couldn't be beaten really  :grin:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: Dizzie on 30 August 2006, 22:29

nice one! we have a 10 ton at work and sometimes it's not quite enough lol

you don't really need a press for rear bearings though. I always just hammer then in using the tool that only lets them go in straight :)

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 22:31

Thats right, a press isn't necessary for rear bearings.
I bought it to do both fronts on the Polo, and since found the rears are f**ked as well, so might as well use the press for that as well.

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: Dizzie on 30 August 2006, 22:34

I've got a front wheel bearing to do on a rallye tomorrow when I get into work lol.

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 22:36

I found it a more difficult job than i first thought it would be  :grin:
Here are some pics of the rear races being pressed in....

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/golfvr/bearing7.jpg)

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g306/golfvr/bearing10.jpg)

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 30 August 2006, 22:37

And of course i've got a full guide up on www.vwowners.co.uk  :laugh:

Title: Re: My new toy
Post by: Dinky on 30 August 2006, 22:57

Quote from: Dizzie on 30 August 2006, 22:29

nice one! we have a 10 ton at work and sometimes it's not quite enough lol

you don't really need a press for rear bearings though. I always just hammer then in using the tool that only lets them go in straight :)

yeah..thats exactly wot bloke does, with his specially designed tool...works a treat actually..unless it doesn go in straight.. lol
cheers corin/rich..

Dinx :kiss: