Anybody in wny area have a reamer for 1ton?
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Anybody in wny area have a reamer for 1ton?
Need a reamer to ream WJ knuckles for swap, I was going to drill out and get the inserts, but would rather ream as I don't weld so I would have to pay someone, on top of buying the inserts.
Reamers are like $60 on Amazon so I'll buy one if I have to. I have a bunch of XJ parts(OEM and aftermarket) laying around for trade to borrow the reamer, or have someone come and do it.
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Reamers are like $60 on Amazon so I'll buy one if I have to. I have a bunch of XJ parts(OEM and aftermarket) laying around for trade to borrow the reamer, or have someone come and do it.
Thank you!
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Anybody in wny area have a reamer for 1ton?
Need a reamer to ream WJ knuckles for swap, I was going to drill out and get the inserts, but would rather ream as I don't weld so I would have to pay someone, on top of buying the inserts.
Reamers are like $60 on Amazon so I'll buy one if I have to. I have a bunch of XJ parts(OEM and aftermarket) laying around for trade to borrow the reamer, or have someone come and do it.
Thank you!
Reamers are like $60 on Amazon so I'll buy one if I have to. I have a bunch of XJ parts(OEM and aftermarket) laying around for trade to borrow the reamer, or have someone come and do it.
Thank you!
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Because 99 percent of people that own a welder don't know the first thing about preheat and post heat. Both of those steps are critical when Welding to cast steel parts.
Also, excess heat applied to a tapered insert will deform it causing you to purchase a reamer to correct the damage done by the excess heat.
Also, excess heat applied to a tapered insert will deform it causing you to purchase a reamer to correct the damage done by the excess heat.
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Because 99 percent of people that own a welder don't know the first thing about preheat and post heat. Both of those steps are critical when Welding to cast steel parts. Also, excess heat applied to a tapered insert will deform it causing you to purchase a reamer to correct the damage done by the excess heat.
My thinking of going the reamer route is 1: it's cheaper to buy a reamer(if I can't borrow one) than buying the 3/4 bit and 3 inserts. And 2: the ~1/8" lip of the insert is ~1/8" space I can have for the tre to clear the wheel(I've mentioned in other thread of doing heim, but will be doing tre).
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When you ream the knuckles you'll have to decide where you want the taper to seat. I say this because the taper on mine was longer than the thickness of the arm. I chose to make mine seat so the nut was against the arm then I made a delrin washer to hold the tie rod boot against the tie rod end. Or you can seat the taper lower and use a steel washer between the arm and the nut. I used offset tie rod ends ES23434.
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I have a reamer, paid 65 bucks for it and only used it once. I had a hell of a time finding it too. I hope you have strong wrists, reaming the knuckles is not as easy as it sounds and is time consuming.