Other How big of a press is needed for pressing midshafts?

[McDog]

Harbor freight has 1/2 ton, 1 ton, 6 ton, 12 ton, etc.

I want to be able to press my own shiat properly. I'm tired of having to mail it off or take it to a machine shop. Especially with the length adjustments needed for aftermarket and funky project hulls I keep messing with.

 

[Aircraftsalz]

1 ton should do everything you need, that's what I use for jet ski parts, aircraft parts... Makes Things so nice

 

[matth113]

I think Boris said he used to use a fork lift.

 

[McDog]

So this is fine?

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-arbor-press-3552.html

 

[McDog]

If not, what is recommended?

 

[Aircraftsalz]

Mine is like this, I have one small and one just like this

http://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-shop-press-32879.html

 

[Speleopower]

My Dad has the smaller press from Harbor Freight and it pressed my midshaft easily.
-Scott

 

[OCD Solutions]

I like the compact size of the 1 Ton Arbor press but I doubt you could fit too many things into it other than a midshaft. The 20 Ton like Josh posted would be so handy to have and would pay for itself pretty quick but you would have to have the room for it which unfortunately, I do not.

 

[McDog]

It seems like the arbor press wouldn't have enough working length to do a midshaft press.

 

[Aircraftsalz]

I do pumps, mid shafts, you name it with the 20 ton style... I use to have one with a gauge that estimated pressure...

If you got room get it! You will be amazed how much you use it

 

[OCD Solutions]

The last plant I worked at had a 50 ton hydraulic press that we could use at anytime. I found that the most important part of pressing anything was the backstop. We had an entire wall covered in 1" drive deep and shallow sockets that i used to match up to the bearings for pressing.

A few years ago I aquired a set of 1" Procore deep Impact Sockets for home and have found them to be one of the best tools for pressing or driving bearings and seals, regardless of using a press or a hammer.

 

[McDog]

It seems like the 12 ton is the same size. It is $70 less and I'm trying to go as cheap as possible. The only thing I have ever needed a press for is a midshaft. I have debated it in the past but it seems that I keep needing one adjusted or new bearings or something every year and I'm tired of not having one. I have room. If you think it will work I think I will pull the trigger.

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-shop-press-33497.html


PS. I tried putting a midshaft between my garage floor with a peice of PVC holding it and a jack under my SUV once and it just lifted the SUV off the ground and didn't budge the midshaft.

 

[OCD Solutions]

I shifted one back the other day and did it in my vise with a 2lb deadblow hammer.

I have also been using gravity over a hammer more and more lately. I got a bunch of scrap UHMWU (Teflon) from work and have a 12" x 12" piece I place on the concrete to use as a drop pad. A pump comes apart with 6 drops and goes back together in about 9. it's a similar impact to a dead blow and the UHMWU prevents any damage to the components.

 

[gto0209]

that 12 ton will be fine, we have a 50 ton at work that I use, does pumps and midshafts like butter.

 

[chad]

I have bought and used the 12 ton , it works great drive shafts, bearings , more than enough press

 

[Berky]

Ya the 12 ton is way more that you need pressure wise but to do pumps it is nice to have the vertical height of the 12t .

 

[Waternut]

Let me know if you get this.... I might have you do my midshaft too.

 

[GIL]

We have a mickey house harbor freight that I use at work and it does fine. I tried that hammer thing until I couldn't swing anymore and did not budge it, used the cheap azz press and it came right out.

 

[Patrick Star]

Wait for the 12 ton to got on sale at H freight for $89 bucks, or just hold out til it's on sale at $99, either way use a 20% off coupon. The 12 ton will handle pumps too. You might want to clean up the arbor plates with your $9.99 grinder from H freight too, and put on some turf using the $8.99 heat gun. Lol all my stuff except torque wrenches comes from there. Don't forget the free whatever with a $19.99 purchase coupon.

Just look in the back of random magazines or the Sunday paper to find the deals.

Get the hand held bug zapper too. It's a trip.

You can do this

 

[WFO Speedracer]

12 on will do anything but cranks, for that you need at least a 20 ton, I have a 20 ton frame with a 30 ton jack in it, the frame is a Carolina the jack is Harbor freight.