Need swing arm bushings reamed...../

[Mutt]

neither big local shops have an expanding bar long enough. Shaft dia is .874- its an old Triumph.
thx, Mutt

[Tripletrouble]

It shouldn't be that hard to find a 7/8" reamer. It you get stuck I can dig around and see if I can come up with one.

[Mutt]

the reamer needs to be at least 7 in long, to cut both bush's at the same time, so they are aligned w/ each other. Thats the tricky aspect. If I ream one side, then the other, they may not be aligned, so the shaft will bind.....

[crankcall]

google mcmaster-carr, HS steel hand reamer 7/8 is 9" long. You an get a threaded end reamer and tap an extention.

[bitzz]

You're trying too hard. Just ream both sides seperately, you'll be fine.
Did you know that frame was assembled in a wooden jig?
So was the crankshaft.

[Mutt]

No....you can easily get the bushings out of alignment with each other, causing binding that soon translates to sloppy bushings.
I found a shop thats been around long enough to have reamed a lot of auto kingpins. $20, next day service, dead true, optimal .....
Berco Machine, 163 Milvan M9L 1Z8

[Stewart]

You're trying too hard. Just ream both sides seperately, you'll be fine.
Did you know that frame was assembled in a wooden jig?
So was the crankshaft.

i used to own a triumph t100r,( daytona) i had the crank balanced at garland &sons through leitner & bush back in the day. they had to ADD 8 0z's, half a pound, to the crank to get it to balance, after that the bike wouldn't dance backwards on the centre stand, well worth doing it right.

[Acadian1974]

i used to own a triumph t100r,( daytona) i had the crank balanced at garland &sons through leitner & bush back in the day. they had to ADD 8 0z's, half a pound, to the crank to get it to balance, after that the bike wouldn't dance backwards on the centre stand, well worth doing it right.

http://www.offsetcrank.com/