I just wanted to share how impressed I was with this kit having found no information about it elsewhere. It's the proper threaded rod and all the fittings; clearly a direct rip off of much more expensive tools for little more than the cheap RTAB specific applications; you can use this on both the control arm bushings as well as the pocket.
The last time I did this job on a e36 with the cheaper clamp tool it broke immediately. On my e46 I decided to take it to a shop, and among other transgressions they charged me seven hours of labor for RTABs and the camber arm ball joints, but that is a whole other story. So now, having to do it again on an e36, which is the same job, I decided to buy the right tool.
For anyone contemplating doing the work, this thing made it such a breeze that I look forward to doing it again. I found a video of one of the tools this copied that shows all the proper fittings even down to the same numerical identification for each part, except the rod. It took about ten or fifteen minutes per bushing to press them in and out. It never heated up or showed any signs of fatigue and broke both RTABs and control arm bushings loose without too much strain.
After being charged seven hours, one of which would cover the cost of the tool, I was able to do it all myself on the garage floor in about four. It was downright enjoyable pressing the bushings. The hardest parts were a stuck eccentric bolt and lining up the trailing arm console. Highly recommended.
The video instruction I followed-saves a lot of confusion as the kit doesn't come with any.
The kit:
The last time I did this job on a e36 with the cheaper clamp tool it broke immediately. On my e46 I decided to take it to a shop, and among other transgressions they charged me seven hours of labor for RTABs and the camber arm ball joints, but that is a whole other story. So now, having to do it again on an e36, which is the same job, I decided to buy the right tool.
For anyone contemplating doing the work, this thing made it such a breeze that I look forward to doing it again. I found a video of one of the tools this copied that shows all the proper fittings even down to the same numerical identification for each part, except the rod. It took about ten or fifteen minutes per bushing to press them in and out. It never heated up or showed any signs of fatigue and broke both RTABs and control arm bushings loose without too much strain.
After being charged seven hours, one of which would cover the cost of the tool, I was able to do it all myself on the garage floor in about four. It was downright enjoyable pressing the bushings. The hardest parts were a stuck eccentric bolt and lining up the trailing arm console. Highly recommended.
The video instruction I followed-saves a lot of confusion as the kit doesn't come with any.
The kit:
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