Miks15
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 01:36 PM |
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tapered holes
I need to make the taper in my upright slightly bigger to take my ball joint. Whats the best way to do this?
Also i need to make a tapered hole for the top drag link. Best way for this? Solutions please.
Cheers
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nitram38
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 01:58 PM |
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A cone cutter?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 01:59 PM |
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The proper tool is a tapered reamer - but don't ask me where to get one from, as I have no idea what taper is needed.
I'm sure someone on here will know the answer...
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Alan B
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 02:34 PM |
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http://www.xkut-reamers.com/servlet/StoreFront
These are good suppliers.
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MikeR
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 03:23 PM |
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i think axminster tools do them for about a tenner.
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 05:49 PM |
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with a bit of research i managed to find a suitable balljoint that fitted the top taper from my miata uprights
it turned out to be from a b2000 pickup truck and had an M16 thread
what upright and which joint is it, personally i would investigate all alternatives before i started drilling tapers in my uprights.
this kind of sounds harsh and dismissive but its not meant that way at all. just trying to save you some trouble 
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daviep
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 05:59 PM |
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Does anybody have any pictures of a taper which has been "reamed" using the axminster "reamer" which is suggested in every
post about tapers? I cannot believe it does the job correctly! How ever I don't mind being proved wrong
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dogwood
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 07:04 PM |
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Does anybody have any pictures of a taper which has been "reamed" using the axminster "reamer" which is suggested in every
post about tapers? I cannot believe it does the job correctly! How ever I don't mind being proved wrong
Just for you 
I couldn't beleive for about a fiver they would work either.
Excuse the rust It's been raining here today and i left them outside... DOH
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 07:13 PM |
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If in any doubt as to how accurate the taper has been reamed check it out with engineers blue or use grinding paste and lap the ball joint taper to
the upright.
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daviep
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 10:18 PM |
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yep forced to admit it looks a lot better than I would have expected
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