The Issue 49

TESTED by Jeff
Smit
Automotive February
Technician 2016

A
ny technician knows the This unique press frame design allows
pain of having to work on for total portability.
some suspension systems
The complete hydraulic system
and components and having to
remove or fit bearings, bushes
or ball joints.
Toledo universal can be easily moved into
position to service the
vehicle anywhere in the
If your workshop does a fair share
of suspension work, this great kit
bearing and bush shop.
There are 22 press sleeves

hydraulic press
may well be the answer to your
for hundreds of size
dreams.
combinations that would suit
When the kit arrived at the TaT most passenger, 4WD and
research workshop we wondered
what it was, it was so big and
frame kit light commercial vehicles.
The 10T hydraulic ram is
heavy.
strong enough to remove the
The kit was contained in a heavy most stubborn bushes or ball
duty case with castor wheels – joints.
pretty essential for moving it
Inside diameter range is from
around the workshop.
18mm to 60mm and the
To say that the kit was outside diameter is from 26mm
extensive would be an to 68mm.
understatement.
This workshop found the kit
The different parts of the to be very handy on most
kit can be used for suspension work,
pressing bushings, especially when
wheel bearings and working on the Ford
ball joints in and out. rear diff bushes and
on some later model
This Universal Bearing
European vehicles.
and Bush Hydraulic
Press Frame Kit – to The time saved
give it its right name – using this kit was
allows technicians considerable and
to service a wide certainly justifies the
range of bushings, purchase.
wheel bearings and
We noted that there
ball joints without
were a few jobs where
removing large
accessibility was still a
components from the
problem, but that just
vehicle.
meant removing some
Due to the components.
awkward location
Overall, this extensive
and dimension of
kit proved its value and
many suspension
would be a worthwhile
components, using a
addition to any
standalone press to
workshop tool kit.
remove and replace
bushings can be Part number 311022
time consuming and 1300 362 263
frustrating. sales@tridon.com.au

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