[Healeys] King Pin Reamer

[Bob Haskell]

Roger's concern with the factory reamer was that you can't fix one 
that's worn and getting a kingpin with a diameter not to spec.  The 
adjustable reamers he uses have pilots and come with a conical bushing 
to locate the pilot. Roger made a couple of cylindrical bushings to use 
instead of the supplied bushings.

http://www.chadwickreamers.com/angle_blade_adj_lp.php?adjust_measure=fractional. 
Sizes are D and F for the big Healey, I believe.

I bought the one Moss sells from Little British Car Co. a few years ago 
when it was on sale.  Worked well.  The bushings are soft and it's not 
going to get a lot of use.

Bob Haskell
Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar

On 8/6/24 05:03, john harper wrote:
> Simon
>
> It is not a good idea to use individual reamers. They will drift 
> slightly whilst cutting and then the kingpin will not align correctly 
> and go tight.
>
> On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 at 04:28, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>     I have a pair of the original reamers that have to be used in the
>     correct order which do a fabulous job on new bushes. The nice
>     thing about the non adjustable type is that they are held in
>     alignment perfectly during the reaming process and it's
>     essentially impossible to screw up.
>
>     M
>
>     On Mon., Aug. 5, 2024, 7:54 p.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys,
>     <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>         I bought a Quintin Hazell set of King Pins at theBeaulieu
>         Autojumble last year. Right now,the ones in the carare OK so
>         the set, which I got at a good price, remains in the attic.
>         Justrecently I’ve noticed a reamer for sale at, so far, a good
>         price. However, these things are pricey andthe price will
>         probably go up. So, my question is this: Is it worth buying
>         areamer, used but in excellent condition,which will do both
>         top and bottom bushes? OR, should I buy two separate
>         adjustable reamers? The latter seem cheap but I’d probably
>         never use them again.
>
>         I do recall that Roger Moment suggests the adjustable route………
>
>         Simon
>
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