Kingpin Hone with a brake cylinder hone?

Anyone ever fit a kingpin bushing with a brake cylinder hone??

would this work??

what are inner diameters of 31-47 kingpin bushings?

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Yup.

I've done it. It takes a while.
You just have to be *really* careful that you don't push the spinning stones all the way through, or they'll get ripped off and the spring-loaded arms will get all f'd up. Extra stones on hand aren't a bad idea.

 

I don't see how.
The bushes shouldn't be honed, you ream them.
And unless you have tool that is guided by the bush at the other side you might as well run with your old sloppy ones.

If you manage to finally get your king pin through you will have unparalell holes with so little wear surface that the fit will be sloppy quite soon.

 

I needed 2 thousands and it worked

 

It will work,but it's not the best way. I have to agree with tunglegubbin on this. If you want longevity get them reamed. The question begs to be asked, why don't you want to ream them?

 

I did mine before I found the HAMB.
I couldn't find a reamer anywhere.

 

Have them honed at machine shop on the pin hone with long stones. This keeps both bushings parallel and the fit is way better than reaming. I used to do a lot of them this way, with great results.

Doc

 

What size cylinder hone did everyone use??

 

i think a brake cylinder hone would work if the bushings were just a little tight , but to do new bushings i don't think it would work...just too much to take out

the id of the bushings not only have to be the correct size , but have to be perfectly inline with each other. i don't think you can do that with a wheel cylinder hone

a machine shop with a pin hone where BOTH bushings could be done at the same time would work...or use a REAL kingpin reamer like the bluepoint i use.

my father bought it new in 1929...goes to show good tools can last a lifetime , or a couple of them

oh , yeah...(.8125) is the size

do it right with the right tools

 

Done it plenty of times on sprint car and supermodified axles... Just takes some time and careful checking of fit top and bottom. I know the later Fords are .857, does that sound familiar?

 

I have done a few cars with a brake hone....one came out a little sloppy,the others all worked great. Yes they were done with new bushings,just be very careful to keep the hone and drill in a straight line as you move up and down and use plenty of wd40 to keep it all flushed out. But if I had a ream...it would have been much easier!

 

You can control final size (fit) better with a power pin hone (machine shop) than you can with a reamer. You'll also have a better surface finish for the pin to ride on.

Frank

 

Found my reamer in an old tool box at a yard sale. One of my favorite tools. Hats off to the guys that can do it with a brake hone.