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Originally Posted by Fordors
There is a difference between honing slowly, via hand power, and honing with a motor driven reamer. The manufacturers used a powered reamer for efficiency and the quality of the job. With the right reamer, at the right RPM, the proper coolant and the spindle in a fixtured set-up in a drill press I'm sure I could do a great job, but we do not have that luxury with the hand ream. I'll be sticking with the honed fit.
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I'm not saying that a precision hone won't do an excellent job but,
With a precision hand reamer and the understanding of how to use it you can do an excellent job yourself and have the satisfaction of doing your own work as opposed to hiring it done.
A kingpin reamer is a lot cheaper than a precision hone.
Also I'm sure you know that a"kingpin reamer" is long enough to engage both bushings at the same time for alignment purposes so a fixture is not needed.
I'm not looking for an argument but I've done both for quite a few years and each has its place
Bill