Scooby340
Active Member
Hello All,
I need to repair/drill/ream the pin holes on the frame of my old 5500 Ford. I also need to do the same of some of the cylinders and the stabilizer arms. I don't have a local line boring company available to me, not that I could afford it anyway.
I have a drill press and would like to try and drill everything, except the places on the hoe itself. But I tried drilling on the front bucket linkage arms before and it wasn't happening. They are/were super hard. I purchased a very good bit to do it, and used cutting oil. I didn't need to enlarge the holes by much, so I am wondering if that is why they wouldn't drill out??? I ended up taking them to a machine shop and he said the steel on those arms was super hard!!!
Anyway, I don't have much choice in trying to drill the other parts and the hoe frame again. Any suggestions from anyone???? Maybe a supplier for a super good bit or reamer???
I considered maybe going to a smaller pin, so I could install a bushing, but I still need to true up the holes to install a bushing. And I fear a smaller pin might compromise the strength of the parts...
Thank you all for any suggestions you might have..
THX...AL
I need to repair/drill/ream the pin holes on the frame of my old 5500 Ford. I also need to do the same of some of the cylinders and the stabilizer arms. I don't have a local line boring company available to me, not that I could afford it anyway.
I have a drill press and would like to try and drill everything, except the places on the hoe itself. But I tried drilling on the front bucket linkage arms before and it wasn't happening. They are/were super hard. I purchased a very good bit to do it, and used cutting oil. I didn't need to enlarge the holes by much, so I am wondering if that is why they wouldn't drill out??? I ended up taking them to a machine shop and he said the steel on those arms was super hard!!!
Anyway, I don't have much choice in trying to drill the other parts and the hoe frame again. Any suggestions from anyone???? Maybe a supplier for a super good bit or reamer???
I considered maybe going to a smaller pin, so I could install a bushing, but I still need to true up the holes to install a bushing. And I fear a smaller pin might compromise the strength of the parts...
Thank you all for any suggestions you might have..
THX...AL