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Originally Posted by Pete
You don't have the right reamer yet.
Here is what it looks like.
Reaming is a VERY poor Mickey Mouse way to finish bushings.
Take it to an automotive machine shop and have them honed. They will then be the proper size, surface finish and last far longer.
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If the bush is not round, honing will only follow that shape and you might end up with out of round bushes - no good. I prefer to ream the bushes (with a pilot on the reamer) so that I start with something round to just short of correct size, then either hone or use valve lapping paste and the unworn part of the old king pin to lap them in. That has given me the best results so far.
The difference between too tight and too lose is very little.