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Maxhouse97 07-26-2017 06:01 PM

ER front bushing install - where to buy pipe wrench?
 
Anyone have a recommendation of where to buy the long pipe wrench he uses in the video? I'd rather not use the threaded insert and washer/nut system that others have used since I don't want to remove the t-bar sealing plate on the front of the a-arm.

https://youtu.be/85-Enx4bKUE

gtc 07-26-2017 06:06 PM

I got mine started on the a-arms, then whacked them home with a deadblow hammer.
Not the recommended method, but it was quick and easy.

Ayles 07-26-2017 06:39 PM

I just did this last week! I hit my neighborhood forum and borrowed one. Worked like a dream.

Trackrash 07-26-2017 07:28 PM

Not a pipe wrench. It is a wood worker's bar clamp. There are cheap versions using a pipe. Maybe that is the confusion.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bar+clamps+home+depot&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Home depot has them https://www.zoro.com/bessey-pipe-clamp-cast-iron-34-in-bar-size-pc34-2/i/G4171959/feature-product/b?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5LrbiMSo1QIVjIp-Ch2JNw8VEAQYBCABEgJf-PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Puma 07-26-2017 09:15 PM

Woodcraft.com for the ends

Hardware store for the pipe.

brasch 07-27-2017 04:26 AM

Get threaded rod and use of to knock the end plug out, they come out easy and go back in Easy too, that way with some spaces and sockets it pulls straight in, and it's just a cheap threaded rod. I tried the clamp since I own many and it was a PITA, so I used the threaded rod and it was easy

74-911 07-27-2017 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brasch (Post 9677937)
Get threaded rod and use of to knock the end plug out, they come out easy and go back in Easy too, that way with some spaces and sockets it pulls straight in, and it's just a cheap threaded rod........ so I used the threaded rod and it was easy

^^^^^^^^^^^ This is the cheapest, easiest way IMO..

Maxhouse97 07-27-2017 04:06 PM

Thanks - yes I already had the a-arm powder coating and am worried about breaking the integrity of the coating if I knock out the cover.

Maxhouse97 07-27-2017 04:07 PM

Bar clamp does clarify things...

TheSt|G 07-29-2017 03:18 AM

Powder coating is good and all, but be aware it will be a tighter clearance now to get your bushings on. Also, get the specialty socket for the castle nut, and then put a jack on the back of your torque wrench when loosening/tightening it down. Makes the job cake.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4315/...8dd6c612_b.jpg

Maxhouse97 08-30-2017 05:41 PM

This is what I ended up getting. Cheap and effective, another tool I can keep for other projects. Just need to buy the pipe.

Bessey BPC-H34 3/4-Inch H Style Pipe Clamp https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012YNJRO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_1RdXVEaQJkiaF


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