honing your own cylinders

[copejarm]

So my cylinder walls are a lil scuffed did the finger nail check everything was okay there, did some research on here about how to hone your own cylinders didnt quite find what i was looking for. Crurious to know what steps to take and what tools or type of hone. Are the stock cylinders niCasil plated. Read to do it at a 45° angle quick strokes for a 20 seconds and lube it with hone oil. Does anyone know what the sidewall variance should be? I am mechanically inclined so im sure i could do it myself with the right knowledge instead of paying someone. Is there something else im missing or need any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Infamous039]

Rockymountainatv.com sales the Flex Hone with oil that you will need. Looks pretty easy to do.

[BUILDER]

If you do not already have the hone and are not use to honing cylinders it is not worth your time. For the cost of gettting the right hone you could have a shop do it right that does them every day.

[copejarm]

See i was thinking that i know its not expensive and i know i wont only have to do it once. Im just thinking if i can do it myself instead of wait for them to be done why not. But at the same time i dont want anything to go wrong while im on a trip. Just figured id try to give it a shot with the right direction. Doesnt seem too hard

[Nieskes]

I would suggest getting a bore guage such as a sunnen, You need to have the bore about perfect top to bottom. What is the bore at now? What pistons are you running? Wiesco wants the tolerance at .0030.

[copejarm]

They are wiesco and they are measure 65. I guess if i dont get it right i can always bore them. Does it matter what hone i use. Im guessing the stock cylinders are not niCasil platted am i right?

[xander450]

Yeah, to my mind the benefit of taking it to a shop is that they'll check your measurements with better tools than you'd probably want to buy for occasional use. To my mind that's worth the relatively small cost of doing it professionally.

 

On the other hand, a good set of mics is a pretty neat thing to have, so I say go for it but buy a good bore gauge.

[copejarm]

Thanks for the info fellas im gonna go for it. If i F it up oh well at least ill learn something gotta buy a guage then ill attack the shit out of em. Hopefully it turns out good. Again thanks alot for the insight.