Capone Posted June 8, 2006 Report Posted June 8, 2006 I bought burgard a-arms about 2 weeks ago. I didn't realize you had to ream the spindles til after I bought them. ANYWAY- I took them to my local machine shop and he said he didn't have the angle'd ream bit!? I don't know what to do. I was told to call someone that deals with suspension, but its starting to look bleak. Anyone reamed their own spindles before? Quote
EastCoast Banshee Posted June 9, 2006 Report Posted June 9, 2006 From what i read you can just order yamaha style joints to take the place of the honda style that they come with. Yes itll cost some more money but in the end you dont have to ream your hubs which means you stuck that way. Quote
Yaxy Posted June 9, 2006 Report Posted June 9, 2006 When I bought my LSR's years ago I had to ream out my spindles. The reamer I have is a # 2. Call Burgard see what reamer you need to use. If I recall, back then LSR used ball joints out of a Mazda truck. If the same number, Pm me your address and I will let you borrow it, but I would like it back asap since it costed me $70.00 Chris Quote
Capone Posted June 9, 2006 Author Report Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) I'll call tomorrow, didn't you use a drill press to do it? Edited June 9, 2006 by Passion99 Quote
racer Posted June 9, 2006 Report Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) ive never heard of an angled reamer before. just figured that since it spun, it had to be straight. Edited June 9, 2006 by gimmeabeer Quote
Yaxy Posted June 9, 2006 Report Posted June 9, 2006 The Reamer is tapered at a certain degree to accomodoate the pitch in the ball joint. You can use a drill press if you like but make sure it is at low speed. Since you will be reaming in increments to get the best fit a regular drill will work fine. Chris Quote
Capone Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Posted June 13, 2006 Chris would it be possible to borrow this off ya? I'll pay shipping both ways, drop me a PM... Quote
Yaxy Posted June 13, 2006 Report Posted June 13, 2006 Sorry for not reading my PM in a timely manner. PM sent Chris Quote
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