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Posted By Discussion Topic: Reaming king pins -- page: 1 2     supereal 05-17-2019 @ 8:36 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 That is for the whole job. That price is for the spindles off the car, cleaned, and with the necessary bushings provided. Who ever does the work should be sure to drill out the holes when the bushings are in place, or they can't be greased. We give fellow old car guys a break on cost out here in Iowa. Our shop labor rate is $100/hour. This message was edited by supereal on 5-21-19 @ 11:55 AM 37RAGTOPMAN 05-16-2019 @ 10:24 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1992 Joined: Oct 2009 HI I just did my king pins on my 37 with a reamer, had no problems had a nice fit, make sure you use new grease fitting's that are clean and work correctly ! I already had a reamer that I used on MODEL A'S and V8'S , I do take real care of the reamer, to keep it sharp using a cutting oil,and only go in one direction, when reaming the bushing's clockwise, I see SNYDER'S auto parts has a reamer, , work from, 1928 to 1948 all the same size pin in pass cars, reamer in catalog is $159.95 Made in U.S.A.... you can go on their web site to get more INFO .www.snydersantiqueauto.com check with other near by club members, to see if they can help, my 2 cents, 37 RAGTOPMAN pauls39coupe 05-15-2019 @ 5:25 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 247 Joined: Jul 2014 The reamer is available for about $130 from several vendors. I would check with a local machine shop , they should be able to do the job correctly for much less than the cost of the tools. The bushing kit with the bushing, bearings, king pin, and misc. cost about $50. therunwaybehind 05-15-2019 @ 9:48 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 180 Joined: May 2019 In 1958 when I replaced the king pins in my 1948 Ford along with all the fiber lined spring and rubber bushed spring and shock absorber bushings, the local ford garage sold me the pins and loaned me the two level reamer as they no longer expected to do any more of these jobs on passenger cars. My experience with NC has shown the emphasis to be on surface finish rather than accuracy. Having to properly set the position of two different aluminum adapters on a Bridgeport and later have the similar work done with TIG welding a crack after the surfaces did not meet accurately I need my years away to jump to when my son worked at the U of M EM lab where the welders and dynamic testing machines were gone and Nitrogen lasers had shown up and even the DeBye angle molecular measurement machine was on it's way out with SEM and TEM atomic microscopes being abandoned to the Japanese. This was in the new Lee Iaccoca donated area on North Campus. Now that is 25 years ago. Material Science was Gordon Moore's specialty at INTEL. Moly grease appeared at Ford in 1957 and that allowed removal of zerks demanded absolute water sealing of the joints as it was hygroscopic. supereal 03-24-2010 @ 9:20 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 Our labor rate, here in Iowa, runs in that $35-$40 range to remove the old bushings and install the new ones, in both sides, drill the required grease hole for the zerk, and hone the bushings to fit. Our base labor charge is $80/hour, some what less than the area average, and the job takes about half an hour if the spindles are clean when they arrive. If the spindles need to be hot tanked and/or bead blasted, of course the additional fee is added accordingly. We hold down the cost for our old car friends as much as we can, as we want as many of these vehicles back on the road. Steve S 03-24-2010 @ 8:21 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 54 Joined: Feb 2010 That sounds high to me. My local machinist charged 40 total for both sides. jiw1 03-24-2010 @ 8:09 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 20 Joined: Feb 2010 thank you,where are you located? i called a local napa machine shop and they told they would charge $40.00 per side.do you think this is a fair price or maybe a little over kill? thanks again,johnny supereal 03-22-2010 @ 8:32 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 That is the whole job. It takes about half an hour for set up and fitting. We use our Sunnen piston pin honing machine for the purpose. The job must be done carefully, as any slop in the kingbolts will be magnified when installed. Using a common reamer seldom produces the necessary fit. Cost will vary in different shops, of course. We prefer that the customer bring in the spindles, the new uninstalled bushings, and the king bolts. It is possible to distort the bushings if they are not put in place properly. 51f1 03-22-2010 @ 12:34 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 573 Joined: Oct 2009 I don't think anyone reams king pin bushings anymore. They are honed with hones similar to brake cylinder hones. This is best done in a machine shop. Richard jiw1 03-21-2010 @ 8:33 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 20 Joined: Feb 2010 supereal,on reading your reply on reaming king pin bushings in your shop for $35.00,is that for one side or two? thank you.

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