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anyone have a throttle shaft reamer for sale?

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eschneider

eschneider

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Done broke mine.... Before I buy another from the usual suspects, I thought I'd check and see if anyone here doesn't need theirs anymore...

I know some guys just use a "P" size hand reamer and pull it through backwards. I'd prefer to replace my "proper" piloted reamer.....
 
Geez, Eric... I won't ask how ya broke a ream like that, but can ya not find a "standard" ream with a longer shaft to replace it? I seem to recall Banjo and I went back and forth with info on a proper one... My toolbox is out of reach just now but I had mfgr's name and part number, he got one from them IIRC.
 
DrEntropy said:
..but can ya not find a "standard" ream with a longer shaft to replace it? I seem to recall Banjo and I went back and forth with info on a proper one... My toolbox is out of reach just now but I had mfgr's name and part number, he got one from them IIRC.
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I'd be curious to know what you found. i spent two evenings searching for a "P" size reamer with a long enough pilot to span the bushings and came up empty.

my old one was ancient, and I dropped the carb and reamer and ratchet onto the concrete floor. Hit it just right and it "splintered" in half...... <shrug>
 
GAH.

PM "Banjo" and ask him for the manufacturer/part number.

As I said: my box is 50 miles downstream just now and I haven't any access. :madder:
 
I did my best to find that info Doc. I think it's lost in the shuffle... I wound up getting non-piloted adjustable reamers from an online site and lining them up in my drill press. But I was less than happy with that setup. It worked ok, but I still want to find a better method.
I agree. the one offered by the usuals is rather pricey and only works for the oversized shafts. My goal was to replace the bushings with new, and use a new standard diameter shaft.
A way around the wole mess is to use an old carb rebuilders trick. Drill or ream out the old bushings very carefully so the new bushings fit in the holes by hand. mix up a tiny bit of JB weld and spread it on the outside of the new bushings then set them in place. Lube the new throttle shaft with petrolium jelly, and slide it through the bushings while the JB weld is curing, making sure it moves freely
I've saved a carb or two with that trick. It's not the prim and proper way, but it works.
 
Loved the first paragraph in that article. Copied and sent it to all my car friends.
 
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