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Old 12-08-2017, 03:26 PM
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Anyone have one to loan or ?

Or is it easy enough to do with a few sockets and vise ?

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Old 12-08-2017, 03:36 PM
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Many here have done the sockets/vise method.
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Originally Posted by Doug G
Anyone have one to loan or ?

Or is it easy enough to do with a few sockets and vise ?

Youtubing now
A vice will work. This is what I used. Little 1 ton press from harbor freight for like $30. Easier to hold the rockers and bushings vertical with the press than it is horizontal with the vice. And as you can see I just set it on my table in my living room.

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Gotta LOVE Harbor Freight!
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Pretty sure that **** wouldn't fly in my house.
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I suspect that table is the recipient of much past abuse, hence lack of hard feelings on the better half's part. lol
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Pretty sure that **** wouldn't fly in my house.
Lol, so this probably wouldn't fly either....

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I suspect that table is the recipient of much past abuse, hence of hard feelings on the better half's part. lol
You would be correct
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Well, it DOES look like you're keeping grease off the carpet (as far as I can tell...) so kudos there. Plus, that is a cool work table that the tranny's on, so bonus points!
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OK, HF looking for arbor press and gots my coupon

Sounds and looks easy enough.

As for doing it in the house....lil' too cold out for the dog house right now (30ish) with snow on the way (bbbuuuurrrrrrr)

Thanks all....can always count on the knuckle draggin' carb brothers for help
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Originally Posted by Doug G
OK, HF looking for arbor press and gots my coupon

Sounds and looks easy enough.

As for doing it in the house....lil' too cold out for the dog house right now (30ish) with snow on the way (bbbuuuurrrrrrr)

Thanks all....can always count on the knuckle draggin' carb guys for help
What's a carb..... that piece of metal with a swingy door thing with random springs attached to it that sits on the intake?
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Carb?? I used to know what that was..... OH YEAH kind of a controlled seepage device that usually keeps a car running... well when the weather's right that is....
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Controlled air leak
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Looks like we both got it; gas seepage and air leakage! Hey sounds like a carburetor!
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Looks like we both got it; gas seepage and air leakage! Hey sounds like a carburetor!
LOL, yes....but works well for me.
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LOL, yes....but works well for me.
Relatively speaking, I'm sure it does!
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Or you could just buy brand new rockers with the trunions already installed for less ;-) They are $195 shipped right now from us.

We also have a trunion removal/install tool for $35 shipped.
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Be careful of the aftermarket arms. Not as good as the GM. Here’s one of the non GM brand offset intake rocker I installed that broke
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Ours are gm rockers. Assembled by melling.
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