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Synchro909 · 01-08-2021, 05:24 PM

Whenever this topic comes up, people chime in saying the bushes should be honed. NO! we are looking for a ROUND hole on size. Honing will not make an oval shaped hole round. A ream will.
I ream till they are still a bit tight, then use the part of an old king pin that was in the axle and some lapping paste to burnish them to a good fit. I end up with contact all the way around the bush, not just on the tops of ridges left by the ream. A thorough clean before assembly is a must

01-08-2021, 05:24 PM	#9
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: King pin replace Whenever this topic comes up, people chime in saying the bushes should be honed. NO! we are looking for a ROUND hole on size. Honing will not make an oval shaped hole round. A ream will. I ream till they are still a bit tight, then use the part of an old king pin that was in the axle and some lapping paste to burnish them to a good fit. I end up with contact all the way around the bush, not just on the tops of ridges left by the ream. A thorough clean before assembly is a must __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.