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Nov 19, 2010 | 03:10 PM

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Ball honing a cylinder

I'm in the process of rebuilding my LQ4 and it seems I'm gonna have to hone the cylinder walls. Is a quick ball hone a very delicate procedure to do on a stock bore size iron block or is it something I can do with the right tools in my own garage?

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Nov 19, 2010 | 03:58 PM

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http://www.pleasurecraft.com/manuals/L510016.pdf lots of info there

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I have done it in my garage with a drill, not delicate or precise. Ball honing is for putting cross hashes back into the cylinders and not for removing ring grooves or sratches. So for cleanup yes repair no.

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http://www.pleasurecraft.com/manuals/L510016.pdf lots of info there

Thanks this really answered all my questions, plus many that hadn't come up yet.

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Dec 1, 2010 | 11:37 PM

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Thank you very much for posting the link to the lq4/9 service manual. That helps me out a ton!

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