I built a Hydraulic Press from Junk

When rebuilding my 1989 Chevy pickup, I ran into a problem that required a hydraulic press or some other means of pressing out bearings, bushings and the like.
Unfortunately hydraulic presses are very expensive, so I was stuck.
That was until I came up with the idea to build my own press, entirely from junk and other things I already had.
Was this going to work, or was I just wasting my time?

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Music: Walking the Dog by Jeremy Korpas

[gregmccaslin]

Kinda like me, if I need a bolt or tool, I just go out in the back yard to what I call the hardware store . That’s how I will my projects into existence . One man’s junk is another man’s treasure .👍✌️😎

[reeceholmes]

nice one Jorg, I did not think it was going to work but you proved me wrong, great stuff

[moodymac]

I know when you said "I don't want to brag", something was going to break (karma). Good job in the end. I'd rather deal with the c clamp ones, they are easy. Proper use for a kick-stand though.