Old Bar/New Bar
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don't drill all the way through, just through the side that will be against the oil supply channel. Post some results when you get a chance...looking at your pics it looks as if the hole you have highlighted with the arrows is the same as the hole on the new bar. Maybe just the way it looks on the pics.....
Depends on what's on the other side of the bar. If the clutch cover dead ends the hole effectively then you prob wouldn't notice the difference. I'd try for drilling just one side tho. Maybe start the hole and finish it with an endmill in a drill press. 135 degree split point bit made from HSS or Cobalt steel for the drilling.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/black-bull-trade-drill-press-with-laser-centering-guide-5-speed-3904790
Or I could give the wife an early Mother's Day gift.
Zap
Or I could give the wife an early Mother's Day gift.
Zap
http://www.tractorsupply.com/black-bull-trade-drill-press-with-laser-centering-guide-5-speed-3904790
Or I could give the wife an early Mother's Day gift.
Zap
Now your thinking......
Dremel tool with a 1/8" tungsten carbide bit. Slicker than chit......bits are around 8 bucks at HD.
I know about three people that have drill presses, 1 hates using his equipment in fear of wearing it out, strange but a good guy, he's out, the second is a pain in the ass, he's out, the third seems like a real good guy but I don't know him well enough, he does like wild leeks and loves fishing trout so I guess a bag of leeks or a few days of fishing in the brook could be traded.
What are the best drill bits for a hand drill for hard steel.
zap
What are the best drill bits for a hand drill for hard steel.
zap
I opened up the bar stud groove and modded my oil holes with that bit. Works like a charm....
If I'm lyin', I'm cryin'!
If I'm lyin', I'm cryin'!
No, this is one I bought, and they have one like this with a bullet shapes end for drilling/plunging.
http://m.lowes.com/mt/www.lowes.com...tURL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=Dremel+tungsten&facetInfo=
If it could beat a 1974 cummins press
Have you ever started and finish the whole in the bar with this set-up?
Yes sir. Start out very slowly with the bullet tip bit. If you go fast it wants to go haywire on ya!
You can do an awful lot with a cheap drill press and a dual axis vise. (lets you move the work along the X and Y axis) Helluva lot easier the Scotty's dremel!
Zap, high speed steel or cobalt for the drill bits. You're going to need something to finish the holes tho without breaking through and starting on the other side of the bar. I recommend an end mill, especially if you have access to a drill press, but Scotty's dremel could work too.
The vise is unnecessary for adding the oil holes but would do a super job if you had to modify the stud opening.
Zap, high speed steel or cobalt for the drill bits. You're going to need something to finish the holes tho without breaking through and starting on the other side of the bar. I recommend an end mill, especially if you have access to a drill press, but Scotty's dremel could work too.
The vise is unnecessary for adding the oil holes but would do a super job if you had to modify the stud opening.
That is my bet. If it is getting oil, just not enough, open it up a bit. A carbide burr bit might just be the ticket for that (don't go cheap on the bit, or you will be traveling back to the hardware store for another) Expect $20+ to fly out of your pocket for the bit.
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