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Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bending an engine steady bar |
No they will break, are cast iron. Cut the bent bit out, thread the 2 bits M12 and make it a turnbuckle. |
Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bending / Twisting an engine steady bar |
Doc to the rescue again. Thanks mate. |
Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bending / Twisting an engine steady bar |
I have modded a lot of these steadies to be adjustable. When cutting the M12 thread note the following: 1. They are a casting, and are not perfectly round, are over 12mm in places. Run them on a bench grinder if needed to true them up. Put a good chamfer on the cut end to get the die started easily. 2. Cast iron is brittle; I found if I lubed the die with motor oil, it prevented the thread chipping. Reverse (back off) the die once every revolution, as for steel.. |
Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:53 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bending / Twisting an engine steady bar |
I ended up adding a new one to a buy i am doing. For me $16 it wasn't worth the hassle. |
Author: | bluewhitecoopers1968 [ Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bending / Twisting an engine steady bar |
Might be easier to make new ones from scratch. |
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