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Old 03-30-2019, 10:31 PM   #9
Rich in Tucson
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Default Re: Reaming Bushings

I have them honed by a machinist whose primary job is building racing engines. With the bushings supplied today (I always get them from the same source, a Model A vendor) he has never had to ream before honing, and then depending on the spindle the honing is often very light; some spindles are rejected for better ones. He aims for the .001-.0015 clearance but they may end up at .002-.003. The bigger issue is that new king pins are rarely machined correctly, they are often tapered or banana shaped. I supply him the bearing on the king pin for fitting. He does the best with what I give him, and NOS or NORS kits present fewer problems.
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