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RE: Motor mount nightmare



I would be careful buying any tool that would attempt to replace a hydraulic press. I haven't used one of the arbors sold by RMM, but I have done it a few times with a hydraulic press here at work, and even with the hydraulic press it takes quite a lot of pressure to get the mounts out of the brackets. Sometimes you have to build up the pressure until they snap loose. I don't think I would try anything else--unless it was a money back guarantee.
 
As a side note, one time when I did my front wheel bearings, I rented that tool that's supposed to press them out with them still on the car----Ha! That thing was a joke! Call me whimpy if you want, but I couldn't get either one to budge a hair! I ended up having to dissassemble everything, bring it to work, and use the hydraulic press here to press them out.
 
I love tools, but I'll pass on this one and put my money on a hydraulic press for my garage.
 
BTW, I'm getting a good deal on a used MIG welder--picking it up tomorrow...anyone wanna' teach me how to weld?
 
--Theron
-----Original Message-----
From: VWMikeLVW@aol.com [mailto:VWMikeLVW@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 3:19 PM
To: treed2@u.washington.edu; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Motor mount nightmare

In a message dated 11/28/00 3:13:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,
treed2@u.washington.edu writes:


That makes me think of something - did anybody see the "motor mount
arbor" for sale from Rocky Mountain Motorworks? It looks like you could
use that to press the mount in yourself. Anybody got one?



I saw that...I was gonna get one, but haven't ordered it yet.

Mike
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