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corvette8n · 04-24-2021, 06:19 PM

Next time I go to a swap meet does anyone have a list of king pin reamer brands with part numbers I can be on the lookout for?. This would be for my ‘41.

KiWinUS · 04-24-2021, 07:33 PM

Look for a machine shop with a Sunnen pin honing machine. The only way to get “correct “ fitment.

fordor41 · 04-24-2021, 09:53 PM

If you find one, I believe it is .812" diam

cas3 · 04-24-2021, 11:31 PM

All correct answers above^^. true that doing them on a sunnen hone is best, but some like to do it at home. 812 is the size, and there were a billion quality tool makers here before the world went to shit, so name brand would be irrelevant. I have owned several, and most times at the swap meet they will be in an old crusty box that tells what it fits. you could look at them on ebay to get educated as usually there are several there to see.

PeteVS · 04-25-2021, 05:11 AM

A few of us have done them ourselves using emery cloth wrapped around a slotted dowel turned by a slow drill lubricated with kerosene. I'll have to do some searching to find the posts. Also did my pedal bushings.

alanwoodieman · 04-25-2021, 08:00 AM

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I have a set of industrial adjustable reamers that I use and then for final fit use a wheel cylinder hone

FlatHeadCoupe · 04-25-2021, 10:58 AM

I have a combined king bolt bushing reamer and driver in original box specifying your year in my toolbox from when I re-built the front end of my '37. Send a PM with e-mail and I can send pictures.
Regards,
FlatHeadCoupe

1948F-1Pickup · 04-25-2021, 11:18 AM

Took my spindles in to an actual automotive machine shop.... last one in my area and had them honed. On the axle I-beam itself I used a master cylinder hone to fit an oversize pin on the driver's side. Took about 5 hours, spread out over a week, to get that done. (Didn't want to disassemble the truck to take that in to the machine shop) I hope to never do that job again.....

04-24-2021, 06:19 PM	#1
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,946	King pin reamers/ brands/part # Next time I go to a swap meet does anyone have a list of king pin reamer brands with part numbers I can be on the lookout for?. This would be for my ‘41.

04-24-2021, 07:33 PM	#2
KiWinUS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlotte NC KiWi-L100 available here Posts: 2,954	Re: King pin reamers/ brands/part # Look for a machine shop with a Sunnen pin honing machine. The only way to get “correct “ fitment.

04-24-2021, 09:53 PM	#3
fordor41 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: elmira,ny Posts: 1,516	Re: King pin reamers/ brands/part # If you find one, I believe it is .812" diam

04-24-2021, 11:31 PM	#4
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	Re: King pin reamers/ brands/part # All correct answers above^^. true that doing them on a sunnen hone is best, but some like to do it at home. 812 is the size, and there were a billion quality tool makers here before the world went to shit, so name brand would be irrelevant. I have owned several, and most times at the swap meet they will be in an old crusty box that tells what it fits. you could look at them on ebay to get educated as usually there are several there to see.

04-25-2021, 05:11 AM	#5
PeteVS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FP, NJ Posts: 2,770	Re: King pin reamers/ brands/part # A few of us have done them ourselves using emery cloth wrapped around a slotted dowel turned by a slow drill lubricated with kerosene. I'll have to do some searching to find the posts. Also did my pedal bushings. __________________ Don't never get rid of nuthin!

04-25-2021, 08:00 AM	#6
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: King pin reamers/ brands/part # Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have a set of industrial adjustable reamers that I use and then for final fit use a wheel cylinder hone

04-25-2021, 10:58 AM	#7
FlatHeadCoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC 27616 Posts: 208	Re: King pin reamers/ brands/part # I have a combined king bolt bushing reamer and driver in original box specifying your year in my toolbox from when I re-built the front end of my '37. Send a PM with e-mail and I can send pictures. Regards, FlatHeadCoupe

04-25-2021, 11:18 AM	#8
1948F-1Pickup Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Socal Posts: 795	Re: King pin reamers/ brands/part # Took my spindles in to an actual automotive machine shop.... last one in my area and had them honed. On the axle I-beam itself I used a master cylinder hone to fit an oversize pin on the driver's side. Took about 5 hours, spread out over a week, to get that done. (Didn't want to disassemble the truck to take that in to the machine shop) I hope to never do that job again.....