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Working on a MF axle knee assembly, shaft on the axle measures 1.495 aprx. the the installed bushing on the axle tube measures 1.478 after I've used a brake hone on it a while. The hone is too dang fine and keeps plugging up and yes I'm using a honing oil. At this rate I'll be installing axle shaft in axle this time next year. So am I stuck trying to find somebody with an 1.5 tapered reamer or is there another idea. Thanks.
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If you lived close to me, I'd let you borrow my old wrist pin bushing hone. You can put any grit honing paper in it you want. Use a rougher grit to rough it out, then fine, to bring it on home.

Other wise, find a local engine rebuild shop, or small machine shop that could do the job.
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I'm also wondering if dry ice will shrink the axle enough to slip the bushing on..??
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That would be way to tight even if you were to shrink it enough. Best to check around and see if you can rent/beg/borrow a reamer. Besides using a hone you will not be able to keep the bushing true to the bore.

Bet you can guess how I know this.
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