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Drag link cups diameter - Howard Wright - 19-05-2020
Hi All
I’ve made up a new drag link 3/4” longer than standard to ensure it doesn’t go “over centre”. I measured the required extension with the steering arm vertical and the wheels straight ahead.
However I thought that the internal diameter of the drag link (steering side tube in Austin parlance) was 5/8” internal diameter (3/4” outside). Unfortunately the cups don’t fit a tube reamed with a 5/8” reamer.
Could someone let me know what the internal diameter of the drag link should be?
Cheers
Howard
RE: Drag link cups diameter - Colin Wilks - 19-05-2020
I've just checked a spare cup set I have in and this measures a couple of thou less than 5/8", so I would suspect your reamer is duff! A good trick I was taught is to dip the reamer in paraffin and it will take a another cut (no idea why, but it works).
RE: Drag link cups diameter - Howard Wright - 20-05-2020
Hi Colin
Just an update. The cups I have are 0.627” bought from a cherished supplier (a while ago and I now cannot remember which). So just over 5/8”. So my reamer is good but the cups a couple of thou over.
I have an adjustable reamer that I will use to open up the tube very slightly. The cups fit in a standard Austin tube so that must be over 5/8” diameter. Otherwise I would buy new cups and find they were oversize as well (knowing my luck)!
Cheers
Howard
PS Thanks for the paraffin trick but like you I can’t imaging why it should work!