Cost of Having a Shop Press in Subframe Bushing

[bmwman91]

So I was installing my powerflex rear subframe bushings today, and this is the 3rd time I have done  E30 rear subframe bushings.  Normally, it is a little hard but not impossible.  Well, I got both in, but the driver's side one is about 3mm short of being fully inserted.  Pounding away with a sledge just couldn't finish it, and I do not have the special tools (or remember the pipe fittings needed to make a tool) to properly press it in.

So, how much should I expect to be hit for at a shop to have them use the special BMW tool to press it in the last 3mm?  This pisses me off...I have NEVER used a shop in 8 years of owning cars (outside of a small collision repair) and I do not want to get hit too badly with labor charges.  Anyone have any idea (I ask since it is too late to call around).  Anyone have a link to a tutorial on using pipe fittings to press the bushings?  This sucks, I can usually work things out, but this time I am afraid of damaging something since so much force will be required to finish these off.

Thanks!

[kowalski]

probably free, if not less then an hour if its out of the car. I'm sure you have a friend with a press, no?

on another note, you could create a press like tool buy getting some ready rod, a a couple of the long nuts (about 3 times the length of a regular nut) so it has extra thread bearing, and use 2 to lock against eachother, and one to thread against the bearing. brace the rod against something solid, or build a frame around it to hold the ready rod from pushing away from the sub frame.

Let me know if what i said is unclear, i'm pretty freakin tired.

[bmwman91]

Yeah I have considered something along these lines.  I have a lathe and mill at my disposal, but I think it might be easier to have a shop do this.  It is tough because the subframe is on the car, and clearances are a little tight.  Also, the poly bushing extends a little past the other end of the sleeve it sits in, so a DIY press would be somewhat involved.

Stupid rear subframe bushings...maybe I should go to a shop and get a wheel alignment done afterwards.  The rear alignment will definitely have changed from this, and the front toe might need to be moved to be on the same axis.  The ONLY thing that can be adjusted/aligned on a stock E30 is the front toe, right?

[Wizard]

Here was a link posted for a homemade tool:
http://www.m42club.com/forums/showpost.php?p=52400&postcount=14