Hydraulic Press Tonnage For 205 Use?

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

Apologies for the confusing thread title.

 

Im contemplating getting a press to go in the garage, I was just wondering if people could give me an average or max tonnage required for a few things:

 

Removing old wheel bearings (front/rear)

 

Seating new wheel bearings (front/rear)

 

Installing new trailing arm shafts/pins

(Im not likely to need to remove old ones)

 

Any other bushes etc that might need doing

 

Thanks

 

John

 

[jord294 94]

Question is, will you be using it often, or once in a while?

I've had my press about 5 years and probably only used it 10 times for wheel bearings or hubs.

 

It does get used more often for trailing arm shafts, but that's because there is always demand for my re-furbed axles

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Even for me on the farm we don't have a press.

 

Anything that needs "pressed" in or out is sent to the agri engineer lads and its not very often.

[welshpug 1,666]

Basic 20 ton should suffice, been lucky enough to have a self employed mechanic 10 doors away with a very well equipped workshop at the rear of the house

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

My logic was; I have three wheel bearing to change, two trailing arms pins to go in and two stub axles to go in, and paying a local garage to do it, I'm probably not far off the price of buying a press!

So 20T is about right then? I've seen a few 12t ones but they only seem to be a couple of quid less then 20t ones. I've also seen some 6T ones, but I assume they wont touch most things?

[carlh.1 8]

If a 20t is only slightly more expensive I would go for that, it's better to have more force then Needed so you don't put to much strain on a smaller press, I rebuilt my rear beam last week with new shafts, and wheel bearings, the wheel bearings went on with a socket in the vice, for the shafts I have the use of a 100t press so can't comment on the exact force needed to press shafts out and in because the big press didn't know there was anything in it.

[marksorrento205 80]

I have a 10t bench one and it has never failed yet for any work on a 205 (beams and bearings). Even though it is a bench one it will press out torsion bars

[Liquid_106 97 1 Cars]

Glad you posted this as I'm considering a press too, for the same reasoning as yourself. Could always buy one do my jobs and then sell it on to make some money back. What type you looking at as I'm torn between the glorified bottle jack and the 'proper' versions?

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

Yeah, they seem to hold their value much like engine cranes and such like.

I was looking at the glorified bottle jack type, although i must admit i havent looked in depth yet

[Anthony 1,003]

Proper one, every time IMO.

 

I bought a glorified bottle jack type originally, and it promptly broke the weld(!) first time I tried using it to press out a trailing arm shaft - a load of circa 6 tons. The whole thing felt cheap and poor quality, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt anyway only for my first impressions to be proved correct.

 

I sent that back and paid the extra for a "proper" Sealey 20 ton press that was on special offer at the time, and it's been perfect in the years that I've owned it. Realistically, it will still be worth the bulk of what I originally paid as well should I ever want to sell it, which is something that can't be said for the bottle jack types.

 

In answer of the original question, 10 ton should be sufficient for most jobs on a 205 - it's rare I exceed about 7-8 tons on my press, with most things being less than that. I only got a 20 ton as at the time it was only a few pounds more than the equivilent 10 ton model.

[Liquid_106 97 1 Cars]

Looks like I'll be waiting for a Machinemart VAT free day then

[MikeC 10]

I made mine with a bottle jack, and used two coil springs to return rod, worked a treat for me, good strong welds