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msinabottle
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 Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:17 pm Post subject: A Bit More Clarification |
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A person doing the same drill (or is that, 'route?') asked for some more details, thought I'd share them.
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What we did was to cut a length of wood, about an inch in width, to a bit more than the diameter of the front (I have an '84) axle end cups, and round that on the ends, keeping the length correct. I bought a carbide downthrust router bit, wore a face shield and a shop apron, and just kept going around and around the central hole. I put the rim on a trash can to catch the shavings.
As I got more and more material out, I used the gauge to see if I was there yet, didn't stop until I could turn it around the hole. I did all four rims so I wouldn't have to worry about which went were. One mistake I hope you can avoid is that I didn't 'taper' the hole. The axle end cap tapers, so your hole can do the same, I made mine uniform to the end of the bore and in spots on two of the hubs went through the outer molding. I patched that successfully, but there was no need to do so.
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Rims and my repairs are holding up beautifully.
Best!
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dobryan
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msinabottle
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| Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:37 pm Post subject: Embarassment! |
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Okay, I TRIED to do the right thing, so when it looked like I'd double-posted, I deleted what I thought was the 2nd post of the July 2008 post and it was the ONLY post and so I went back and reposted the clipboard and I am so very EMBARRASSED. BUT...
Just to make this post more useful than this oopsie, people in similar situations might have a look at this offering from the Chinese House of Cheap Tools:
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-professional-air-impact-wrench-68424.html
It's pneumatic, though, and with a coupon you can knock it down to $69. It's actually gotten some good reviews, and is capable of 700 ft./lbs. If it were electric, I'd probably buy it.
But that may come in handy to those with castle-nut issues.
Best!
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shadetreetim
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And here I thought this thread was about adding WiFi to Winston. 
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