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Mart · 11-19-2019, 03:42 PM

Just how hard is it to fit a sleeve? What is the procedure? The crusty flatty I have just acquired probably needs a sleeve. I have a boring bar but have never used it. I was thinking of trying to bore the cylinders but the one needs to go way oversize to clean up. It might, repeat might, clean up at +.125, but I would need to take much more careful measurements before that would be even on the cards.

My preferred route would be to bore the seven cylinders to the first oversize at which they would clean up, and then sleeve the bad one to match.

Any pointers? or is this just something that is best farmed out??

Mart.

11-19-2019, 03:42 PM	#1
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,747	For those with machining experience. Sleeve fitting?? Just how hard is it to fit a sleeve? What is the procedure? The crusty flatty I have just acquired probably needs a sleeve. I have a boring bar but have never used it. I was thinking of trying to bore the cylinders but the one needs to go way oversize to clean up. It might, repeat might, clean up at +.125, but I would need to take much more careful measurements before that would be even on the cards. My preferred route would be to bore the seven cylinders to the first oversize at which they would clean up, and then sleeve the bad one to match. Any pointers? or is this just something that is best farmed out?? Mart.