The nuts and dust cap for the steering head were crap. Someone did a real hack job on them... probably with a plumbers wrench. So, a few weeks ago I ordered new ones from Boats.net. They're supposed to be here tomorrow, so I figured I'd get busy....
I drilled a #3 hole in the steering head....
Threaded it with a 1/4-28 tap....
and installed a 90deg zerk.
I cleaned up the inside of the tube with a homemade cylinder hone....
Sorry, didn't realize the focus was off. The homemade hone is nothing more than a 1/4" bolt where you cut the head off one end and use a 1/16" cutoff wheel to notch the other end. You cut up a scotchbrite pad and and slide it into the notch and chuck it up in a die grinder. Makes a great hone for wheel and master cylinders... tappet bores... you name it.
Installed upper and lower races...
And I'm ready to put it all together.... providing my parts show up tomorrow.
I drilled a #3 hole in the steering head....
Threaded it with a 1/4-28 tap....
and installed a 90deg zerk.
I cleaned up the inside of the tube with a homemade cylinder hone....
Sorry, didn't realize the focus was off. The homemade hone is nothing more than a 1/4" bolt where you cut the head off one end and use a 1/16" cutoff wheel to notch the other end. You cut up a scotchbrite pad and and slide it into the notch and chuck it up in a die grinder. Makes a great hone for wheel and master cylinders... tappet bores... you name it.
Installed upper and lower races...
And I'm ready to put it all together.... providing my parts show up tomorrow.