Re: [ihc] RHD Power Steering, gasoline smell

["James Lidberg" <jameslidberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

The hard chrome won't make it any stronger. It is used to build up a worn out surface, then ground to fit. It is a way 
to fit the worn out case to the piston so that the slop is almost eliminated.

For example I had an old Triumph motorcycle a long time ago, the tranny shafts were worn a bit and I had new bushings. 
The precision grinder man told me to get the shafts hard chromed so much, then come back and he would grind them to fit 
the bushings.

First take it all apart and bring it to a precision grinder. Tell them what you want to accomplish (fit the piston to 
the bore of the case very accurately), ask questions. Where to get it chromed, how much thickness, etc. How much is the 
grinding/honing, etc. I am assuming the piston is OK and the case worn.

- Jim in Mesa

Date sent:      	Thu, 05 Feb 2004 23:46:27 -0500
From:           	David Bongo <dbongo@domain.elided>
To:             	IHC Digest <ihc-digest@domain.elided>, robertjw@domain.elided
Subject:        	[ihc] RHD Power Steering, gasoline smell
Send reply to:  	David Bongo <dbongo@domain.elided>

> Jim in Mesa, in a previous E-mail to me you mentioned that I would be
> well advised "to have the box's bore hard chromed then precision honed
> to fit the piston."  Sounds like a good plan to beef up the gear a bit. 


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