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Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: Jeremy on November 19, 2007, 09:19:09 PM

Where would one go to buy a tie rod arm tap (14 x 1.25 I think?) and a ream for the tie rod ends (don't know the # for that one)? Figure these would be handy tools to have around.

Jeremy

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: Bruce on November 19, 2007, 09:30:44 PM

KMS tools near Ikea.

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: Jeremy on November 19, 2007, 10:23:15 PM

Thanks Bruce. That's right down the street. Do I have the size of the tap right? 14 x 1.25? Would you happen to know what size or taper the ream would be?

Jeremy

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: silas on November 19, 2007, 10:44:10 PM

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....and a ream for the tie rod ends (don't know the # for that one)?

why the ream for the tie-rod ends? are you planning to do the ream & re-bush so you can flip your tie-rods?

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: Jeremy on November 19, 2007, 11:17:51 PM

That was the plan. Is there a re-bush invovled as well?  

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: josh on November 20, 2007, 12:31:52 AM

I think I read somewhere 5/8\" but i'd get the bushings first and measure them then ream to fit

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: dirtydeedss on November 20, 2007, 07:57:54 AM

I just installed a set of tie rid flip bushings in my car, you need to drill a 5/8 hole and wackem in with a hammer.

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: Jeremy on November 20, 2007, 08:19:50 AM

I think it is 5/8 if you want to run the tie rod flip bushings but I tought I read somewhere you can just buy the proper ream and just ream the opposite side of the spindle where the tie rod mounts and your done. No bushing. I figured I might be doing this a few times so I might as well buy the ream instead of the flip kit. Maybe I'll see if the kit is reasonably priced then it it probably not worth it.

Jeremy

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: westcoast-paul on November 20, 2007, 09:04:10 AM

wouldnt the flip kit allow you to hammer it out and put it in the correct way should you ever want to?  Reeming is a one-way street.

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: Trevor P on November 20, 2007, 10:39:49 AM

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Thanks Bruce. That's right down the street. Do I have the size of the tap right? 14 x 1.25? Would you happen to know what size or taper the ream would be?

Jeremy

14x1.5 is whats needed for the tierods

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: Jeremy on November 20, 2007, 01:28:58 PM

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Thanks Bruce. That's right down the street. Do I have the size of the tap right? 14 x 1.25? Would you happen to know what size or taper the ream would be?

Jeremy

14x1.5 is whats needed for the tierods

Thanks.

Title: Where To Buy Machine Tools?
Post by: silas on November 20, 2007, 05:59:23 PM

someone please correct me if i'm wrong here....

the tie-rod end is tapered and it fits into the tapered hole in the spindle (tapered meaning larger at the top tapering to a smaller diameter bottom). so if you tried to re-taper the hole in the spindle from the bottom you would just end up with one big hole.

hence the tie-rod flip kit. use your 5/8's drill bit and drill out the hole....press in your bushing from the bottom (so the tapered hole is now opposite the way it originally was....and you're good to go.

see here....

http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?Prod...C12%2D6613%2D11 (http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C12%2D6613%2D11)

and contact acvw.net or cip for the right parts for the job.