Just purchased a set of the Lotus poly bushes from JAE here in California. After a couple of frustrating attempts to install them with an engineers vice I decided to go and blow some $ on a press. $180 later and the press was assembled and ready for use. Even with a press these new puppies were not going in. I remember seeing something about a insertion tool and didnt even ask how much it cost as it was a Lotus tool so figured it would equate to roughly one mortgage payment. Not to be put off by my set back I decided to make my own........I googled searched every source I could think of to get a picture of the lotus tool but no dice. Now I felt a little stupid. Too stubborn to give up I decided to make my own. It worked extremely well and cost $free.
1. Take a piece of 1.5" copper pipe (DWV). Any hardware store should sell it by the foot. You only need 3.5"
2. Take a bottle of beer or similar and beat the copper onto the neck of the bottle to flare one end. You would think the bottle would break but it doesnt. Glass is quite strong in compression. If it breaks, empty a new bottle
and continue until the flare is wide enough to fit the bush.
3. Lube up the bushings and start pressing them in.
Good Luck with it.
Sorry about the oversized pictures.