fettling trackrod ends... advice please

[JonE]

Re. the shimming gap, in the end I used a thin shim meant for the kingpin - not perfect but stops up down movement. Why oh why NOT have thin shims for track rod ends though? - we will never get "non-specialist" youngsters into the interest group if things are this difficult after 60 years of people fettling them...?

But I do have thin shims for track rod ends (BM904) ...

My apologies. Something for my next order! Note, everyone reading this thread. Thery ARE available. Sorry.

Picking up Steve's and others point, does anyone do hardened steel bushes? I can see its more work. Indeed, with the reamable brass bushes, could one actually ream a hardened bush with a hand reamer.. or would they (need to be) supplied matched?