On 05/09/17 21:25, Al wrote:
Hi,

I need to press a bushing into its mounting. It's one of these concentric
steel & rubber types about 40mm dia and an interference fit with its
mounting and I don't have a fancy press. Once I get it started I can
probably use a trolly jack to squish the two components up against the
sump of my car, BUT I need to get the bushing and its mount correctly
aligned and *just* on the point of entering it first. Any suggestions as
to how to get this started?

tia


Pop the bush in the freeze for a few hours.

If you can, heat the 'hole' (eg with boiling water).

I had the same problem some years back on an old Mk2 Escort, the bushes
on a stabliser bar at the back. I popped the bushes in the freezer and
dipped the holes/receptacles in a pot of boiling water. I then just
tapped them into place, with a tube as a guide.