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12-20-2013 12:08 PM #1
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Here is another type of flap wheel for a die grinder. I love these for cleaning bores when doing ball joints, u-joints, newer hubs, wheel seals, etc. The link is just a reference pic. You can get these at a lot of different places and in different grits as well.
Mounted Flap Wheels | MSCDirect.comRyan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
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12-21-2013 10:48 AM #2
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Yes Ryan I have lots of those too, we call that type a Drum flap wheel
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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12-20-2013 12:04 PM #3
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Awesome work! Another reason whay a metal lathe is on my list of have to haves.
Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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12-21-2013 10:54 AM #4
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Well I was glad to knock off a bit earlier today, been cutting, grinding & sanding the front axle for the last 6 hours !!! Now covered in black dust, started off bad this morning when I tried to remove the old brakes and spindles, kingpins were rusted in solid, enter Mr 9" grinder with cutting wheel fitted it made short work of the spindles & brakes, had to pop to my mates and press the remaining bits of kingpin out.
Next I set about cutting off all the lumps and bumps I didn't need, there were a fair few, a few holes were tigged up and then the mammoth sanding started !!!
Heres what I started with
Heres how it looks now, next job is to set it up on the mill and bore out the kingpin hole as its bigger than the early ford so needs to be sleeved and reamed, then off to be media blasted as its easier than trying to clean out the middle of the I beam.
.Last edited by roadster32; 08-23-2014 at 12:37 AM.
Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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12-21-2013 11:38 AM #5
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A lot of work there, Steve, but a lot of sweat equity payback, too. Great to see how you turn a sows ear into a silk purse.Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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12-22-2013 03:23 AM #6
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Originally Posted by rspears
Yes Roger it seemed to take all day to get it looking good, worth the effort for sure, the bath water was black !!!
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12-22-2013 05:54 AM #7
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I bet Sue was overjoyed when you walked in like that too! So the axle is forged steel, right? What's the plan for it, paint, powder or chrome?
Roger
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12-22-2013 09:33 AM #8
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Yeah she wasn't to pleased as I was covered in grinding dust Originally Posted by rspears
I bet Sue was overjoyed when you walked in like that too! So the axle is forged steel, right? What's the plan for it, paint, powder or chrome? Yes forged steel, its blooming hard work to grind !!!
Definitly not chrome on this one, Was thinking of trying out the chrome powder coat as its getting better all the time, or maybe just black powdercoat.
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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12-23-2013 12:06 PM #9
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Well today was gonna be a normal working day but due to the fact that the whole country appears to have shut down I thought I would do the same
Tried to get stuff from 4 different suppliers this morning and all closed till Jan 6th !!! No wonder the country is in a state
Anyway popped home and picked up the front axle and went to my mates engineering shop, hooray still there and beavering away the bridgeport was busy today so we used the Condor mill, lovely old bit of kit. Brians got 10 mills so we was spoilt for choice !!!
First job was how to hold the axle, Brian found a lump of I beam that fitted perfectly across the spring pads so we drilled holes and bolted the axle to the i beam, then the i beam was clamped down to the bed of the mill. next we laid over the head to 8.5 degrees (spindles are 9 but I want to run 0.5 negative) next the head was laid over in the other axis 4 degrees as the axle has 4 degrees of castor built in, next a suitable cutter was selected and the ends bored out.
Next we put in a fly cutter and straightened up the kingpin faces to the bore as the original bore was 7 degrees and the new spindles are 9 degree.
Next 2 sleeves were spun up in the lathe and press fit into the kingpin bosses.
These were then reamed to 0.812" to produce a nice snug fit for the kingpins.
Fitted up with the hubs and viola we have a front axle assembly
.Last edited by roadster32; 08-23-2014 at 12:39 AM.
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12-23-2013 01:49 PM #10
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Very nice work! Your measuring and ppolishing will pay off for sure!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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12-24-2013 08:30 AM #11
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Gonna put some holes in it next Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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12-23-2013 04:38 PM #12
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ALL THOSE PRECISE ANGLES! IMPRESSIVE!(Dam caps lock button!)
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"No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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12-24-2013 10:26 AM #13
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Look longer to setup than it took to do Steve Originally Posted by stovens
ALL THOSE PRECISE ANGLES! IMPRESSIVE!(Dam caps lock button!)
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.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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12-24-2013 10:28 AM #14
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Just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Xmas and a prosperous New year
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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12-24-2013 11:40 AM #15
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Same to you and your family! Tell Sue we said HELLO! Originally Posted by roadster32
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Ditto on the model kits! My best were lost when the Hobby Shop burned under suspicious circumstances....
How did you get hooked on cars?