SNS 318: Ford GT 350 Suspension Mods, Reamer Extension
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- This will be the first of few videos of some modifications I helped a customer out with that involve reaming the ball joint mounting holes in both some GT 350 and GT steering knuckles, milling one set, machining some spacers, and modifying the caliper mounting studs. IN this videos we machine a reamer extension, then ream the holes in the GT 350 knuckles.
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Love these SNS videos. I'm not even a machinist, but I could watch this stuff all night. Many thanks from this British dude. 👍
same dude Same Just here for education n entertainment.
I'm right there with you guys. Love the education and amazing talent.
It's great to listen to Adam as you doze off too lol. His videos make me so relaxed, like I'm in the comfortable company of a friend.
The educational content is also second to none, whether or not you're a machinist you begin to piece together how it all works. The jigs, placement, indicating, the variety of marvellous machines. So many things I love about Abom videos ;D
@@Si74l0rd ha ha Adam doesn't put me to sleep but the shaper working is the best lullaby I've ever found. he needs a 2 hour loop mp3 of that for download. lol
You're such a peaceful guy, I quite often watch SNS to help me fall asleep. Not because it's boring but because its interesting enough to keep my mind from racing but chill enough to not over stimulate. Keep up the good work!
Even at that previous high-pressure job, he was still pretty cool....I've worked as 'The Welder' in a couple or 3 machine shops...every job was due...yesterday...
@@dougankrum3328 I don't understand how he doesn't swear more hahaha, whilst im making stuff something always ends up being fuckered.
@@brendandor Well....all those years working with big hydraulic cylinder parts...all his swear words are used up....
From one machinist to another, a job well done. How can you not like and enjoy Abom79's work👍
Changing career soon. Will get into a bit of machining. Really nervous but always wanted to get into machining!
Abom79 binge watching you during NZ lock down.
i was right about those capstans. i was at dougs place and helped to polish them up ready for fitting on to the winch. thanks for broaching them, feels like job done now. thanks Adam....
The way you put your videos together and the time you take to show and teach all of us your skills, is just amazing.
You motivate me to build and getoff my ass.
Thank you for all of your hard work.
I love how 65% of the video is him making a tool to do the job and 35% is him actually doing the job.
think about trying to build a mill, without a mill....
I think you make machining accessible to a wider audience with your descriptions and entertaining content. Thanks again for another masterclass. Paul
I 100 PERCENT AGREE
That radius cutting was sublime, art meets function.
So, I've been watching your channel for a little bit now. Heard about you from Keith Rucker's channel. I'm an aircraft mechanic by trade. The closest I come to machining is when I have to drill a cotter pin hole in a bolt or when I'm fabricating a small part that would take the factory six weeks to find the print, set up the machines, and make a batch run. When I saw some of your first videos, I got the impression that you were an angry young man who had better things to do than make RUclips videos. It was like something was eating at you and you were trying to keep it in. Then I saw several of your more recent ones and you seem more relaxed, so maybe it was just being nervous in front of the camera. I've also read several of the comments, especially the trolls who want to slam you at every point. What impressed me about you was that you didn't attack back at them, especially those who wanted to criticize you for not being "formally trained" in machining from a trade school or community college. I've had formal education and a form of apprenticeship and I came to a conclusion early on. School gives you the knowledge to figure out where to find information. Hands-on work gives you the skills to feel your way through a project. Both work together to make you the best that you can be. But when you have the opportunity to learn from two generations of successful machinists how to do the job, you're getting a chance at something most don't. You're not perfect, and you never claimed to be, but there is no doubt about your abilities. What you do is pretty awesome. Keep learning and keep putting your heart into your work. If you weren't capable, you wouldn't be getting any work. Nor would they keep coming back. Professionals know professional work. I kind of wished that I had heard of you sooner, because when you and Abby went to Wichita, Kansas, I currently live in Wellington, Kansas which has the KOA Kampground that I believe you stayed at on your way up. Hope you had a good visit. Keep up the good work!
I hope you are well compensated for your works young man. Because finding someone as careful and contentious as you are in all your labours is something I don't see much of mysel. Working in the construction industry out here in California it is hard to find.
Good words. Just get it done with what you have. He's a tad fast but no mater it is done.
You can really see how the part is flexing with all the force being applied
When my shop was changing tapers in GRD50 knuckles for class 8 trucks they would always use tapered end mills.
Cleaning out the small end with the twist drill is a great idea.
edit: I was looking forward to machining the caliper pins. oh well. Great Vid Adam. Keep it up brother. I'm also enjoying your vacation videos.
It looks like the work was flexing as you came down on it.
yeah, may need more clamping.
@@CrowBarActual I'm not sure clamping would work, I think it might need some sort of brace that comes off the edge of the table just to help. I have a feeling that that was the cause of the tool binding up under heavy force
caveman DNA kicked in " must get through "... he forgot it is a reamer not a drill. yes work holding needed to be different, should have used the drill press ( just because you can use a vertical mill does not mean you should )
Specs from the website - This reamer will do production runs and cut material quickly at speeds from 100 to 400 RPM. The use of a full pecking cycle and oil-based coolant is strongly recommended for maximum performance and finish. This reamer can be used by hand with a tap wrench or socket. It can also be used in a drill press or vertical mill with a ½” or larger drill chuck or ½” collet. Keep in mind, this reamer is not a drill. Run this reamer at half the speed (RPM) and twice the feed that you would a drill.
As he made his own holder for the reamer the size for it is irrelevant, the RPS should have been 100 with a pecking force not driving force.
OH, also the background music is horrible.
This channel never fails to draw me in, project after project it never gets old.
Nothing is ever easy, is it! I was surprised at now much cutting pressure needed. If you look closely you could see the casting deflect a little. Great Video thank you.
This is an interesting project Adam, showing your skills
Never thought I would see a part you could not indicate in but I guess this is one. Was also curious as to how you would set the depth to ream since tapered holes are difficult to measure without some sort of gauge. Always learn something here.
Feeding with the knee elevation gives better control over feed pressure, instead of feeding with the quill. Helps find the sweet spot in feeding tricky tools. Annular cutters are touchy like that reamer seems to be. Fine line between cutting and jamming. Might try the knee next time.
Shame the big radial arm drill isn't up and running, it would have been the perfect tool for this job.
Amazing and incredible. There are some brilliant and talented people out there making the stuff that helps us live our lives and you are certainly one of those people. Thanks for these videos.
Awesome video Adam. Looks like some high silicon content forged alloy. Tough old stuff👍
Good job man it was a tricky one.. as i was watching I was wondering how you were going to the the extension bar in.. and then you cut it.. those are the breaks.. any other day that you aren't recording it wouldn't have happened.. but that's why I love this channel its warts an all.. keep up the good work Adam. Bill.
The reamer looks like a bomb pop with the paint on it.
Enjoy the craftsmanship you put into your work, great job!
That little multi-flute chamfer tool is pretty neat.
Really interesting. Thanks Adam. I bet the steel ones cut so much easier. Look forward to the next vid......
Damn Adam, this is cool stuff! And you still found time to produce and upload this while you're living it up out west! Thank you!!
I would take a close look at the primary on that reamer to see and sine of it dragging. It may not have enough clearance.
Another way to check for clearance is to find a washer with a hole about the size of the middle of the cutting area. Slide the washer till it stops and look with strong light
and you can see if there is clearance on the primary. A old tool grinder and mentor showed me this. I owe him a one other more than I can ever repay.
That was quite a challenging job to undertake. Good work Abom.
Loved that 0.001” slip fit and the dykem trick
Reaming in general is hard and slow. In production we’d drill, rough with a tapered end mill and then ream.
I’m surprised that they didn’t suggest a tapered end mill for a first op. That’s a lot of material getting wadded up in the chip gullets.
That aluminium is like rock!
Nice job!
Probably 356-T6 heat treated. IIRC that stuff was hard to work...
that deflection at 33:56... thats some pressure right there >.< wonder what these things are hardened to, deff some very nice forgings
Over the years I have been to a few steering and suspension seminars. Presenter always talks about fatal accidents when ball joint stud fails from incorrect taper that allowed it to move. Very serious business adjusting tapers to fit each other. There used to be an industry standard in degrees but they have introduced different degree specs even among same make -model vehicles leading to failures if crossed up when replaced. Aluminum is notch sensitive.
I was a little surprised you didn't use Prussian Blue on the taper stud to check the fit of the taper-reamed holes.
I learn so much watching your videos. Thanks man.
Youre doing very special thing.
Aren't you never get nerveous thinking "O man, how much will it cost me, if I mess it up"? I refer not not only to the costs, but to the reputation.
Looks good Adam, 👍👍 thanks for sharing with us.
Good to know Ford is using quality aluminum forgeings for their suspension parts.
this is not a forging it is a casting.
Too bad they save it for their rarest of rare trim levels. BMW has been doing all aluminum knuckles, control arms, subframes and even brake calipers since the mid 90s on even their midrange cars. Lol
@@dregenius a mid-range bmw is $50k. the mustang GT with the aluminum knuckles is $40k. the mustang with rear aluminum knuckles and front steel is $33K
More than likely its A356 cast aluminum.
I was wondering how the heck you were going to get the extension into the chuck, I thought it was too long.
If the tapered hole is off by a few thou, it shouldn't be an issue since the other end of the link arm should be adjustable for wheel alignment.
a few thou...not an issue...it's a ball-joint...it can afford some mis-alignment.
I must say ,my go too for Saturday ..its like i'm back at the Shop ,,! lov it ! Cheers!! ;-)!!
Awesome videos! I like how you make your own tools to do a job! I was a aircraft fabricator and used to do similar jobs like you.
For machining Ally try White spirit or parrafin
works a whole lot better than oils for cutting lubricant
The right man for the right job,, well done.
Adam, Really cool video, great content, enjoyed watching, and thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.
When cutting in aluminium the magic word is WD40.
are you saying that he should use wd40 instead of the aluminum specific cutting fluid he used?
@@executive Yes, WD40 beats everything.
Water Displacer formula #40
Versus
Aluminum-specific cutting fluid designed to prolong tool life when working metal with power tools.
🤔🤔🤔 Such a hard decision to make, definitely a fair and even battle as to what's better. /sarcasm WD40 may WORK for the purpose but it ain't better than a cutting fluid engineered solely for the same.
Not sure if you noticed but the last one you reamed deflected a lot at the very end
I also saw that deflection, but I think that it is no a big deal because the reamer has so long shaft, that it will deflect in the same direction, and also even if there is a small change of angle, it is a ball joint anyway, so it is not critical. Reaming oval shape is almost impossible - the reamer will align to the existing hole.
Nice job Adam, great example as always!
Also doubles as a fantastic futuristic spear!😂
At 32 minutes it looks like the whole aluminium casting is rocking under Ahold pressure!!
Yep. Some flex there.
What happened to the Flexarm Tapping Machien .. I mean not that it would be the choice for this job, it just reminded me of it ... haven't seen it on the channel for months.
Sounds like you need a bigger Abom-sized vertical mill, Mr. Booth.
If you use a brake rotor anti vibration band and wrap the piece with it it will all but stop any vibrations you are getting. They also make a wider one for brake drums. Every machine shop should have them. Source them at "Bear" brake drum/rotor lathes.
Abom has various tools and techin!
I once had to modify some heavy duty aluminum drawer slides, they machined like they were made from steel; some tempers are amazingly tough, I'm not so condescending about aluminum anymore.☺
I had to use a hand drill on some a couple days ago and my shoulder is still whining. I only had to drill one 3/8's hole too.
I was astounded at how tough it was.
Are those Aluminium Knuckles in any way similar to Blondihacks poop knuckles?
would have been a kool project for the flex arm
Good point here.....could the flexarm handle this job.
Good thinking drilling a relief for the reamer.
Question: Forty years ago I was taught to use 2-propanol (alcohol) as lubricant for cutting aluminum - is that not a thing?
Why would you say 2-propanol instead of irospropyl alcohol or isopropanol? You already know most people will have no idea what the former is, but everyone is familiar with the latter.
@@xenonram
Because that's what it says on the bottle where I live. See? 😎
Also easier to say. And you've learned something new.
Dunno "irospropyl". 😉
Anyway, you can use almost any alcohol, even Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) - but that would be a waste - perhaps even sad. 🧐
Excellent camera work Adam !!
Your grandpa looks exactly like mine. He worked at the Hav-A-Tampa cigar factory somewhere around Daytona Beach.
I love watching all these oddball parts machining operations, some of these fixtures are pure genius! Gotta think outside the box lol
That huge block of material (al?) you reamed the test hole in must have been expensive.
Wish I knew he was going to do this.i have a lot of brand new carbide spiral flute readers of different tapers. I would have sent to Adam for free.
Ron in ohio
I am sure he would still appreciate them. He has a small fortune in tooling as it is. I would ream at 1/2 that speed or less. Lots less vibration that way.
Can see the fixture move at 33:50
It flexed around 33:30 also. Might be why he was having such a hard time reaming it, as it was not a very rigid setup.
Hast du wieder mal sehr gut gemacht👍👍👍, weiter so!!!
I think the overhang near your side could be the problem
It REALLY seemed to me that your rpm's were too high during the reaming which was causing chatter
Why do you use a #7, oversized, drill bit when a #9 meets the ID of a 1/4-20 thread?
Привет из Красногорска. Класный ты мастер и детали класс и инструмент у тебя класс. Удачи.
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@24:07 That looks like an Abom sized arrow
I love when it's time for need a tool, make a tool!
O1 makes great knife blades too!
The second knuckle is really rocking. Seemed like it wasn't an overly ridged setup. Would that have made much of an effect on the taper?
Dang sure hope i never run up on a machined part for a car............ Finding a replacement. Means sending it to you. Lol
Adam, would it be ok to run the tap all the way through versus reindexing for all four? Just curious about if that is safe.
Eric
Hi Abom, like to say hello and that I like ( close to LOVE ) all your videos. Great style with good mix of everything.
For me - call me Abom junky - comes the question about new videos...every day...new new new....need need .....
There seems to be a little delay these days? :-) A lot of work to do this days?
So no criticism, just a plead for more videos :-)
For my first comment to you I will try to ask one question too :-)
Do you cut all these content by yourself?
Kind regards from Germany.
23:24 - it looks like a harpoon or something, and bloody at that, lol!
@35:04 where the debur too but 2 scratches in the freshly reamed hole. That was hard to watch
He barely touched it. It will have no effect.
That tiny mark will have absolutely no effect on the mechanical tapered connection. Why was that "hard to watch"?
Hi , Thanks , Adam , Excellent Work
It looked like your deburring tool scored the inside of your new taper. Does that matter?
no
Love the content!
Another awesome video. Watching you has taught me so much. Thanks and keep them coming. Love your channel.
4:40/37:38 why is the 2" per foot taper reamer straight fluted? Is because it is aluminium?
What kind of coolant pump do you use in that bucket? Or is it just the sump? Thanks for taking the time to make and edit the videos!
Excellent vid
Its always oddly satisfying de burring stuff lol
Every time that I watch one of these videos I ask myself just how much does this work cost to include making a special to do the job.
I noticed the part flexing when reaming, did that have any affect on the finished product?
26:44/37:38 Maybe the knuckle is tempered aluminium?
Forged most likely
Likely forged aluminum on those Shelby's. Lots of set up to get there however.
surprised to see a reamer being used as a cutter. They make 2"TPF cutters but I bet they are spendy.
Good job learn something every time I watch. Thanks for sharing.
I would be so tempted to just use a hand drill on this one. Would probably regret it.
Same here. Once he had it set up with the spring center in it, i would have just turned it with a crescent wrench.
A lot of work in those parts good job Adam love the show
Looks like a bloody weapon
Jorg Sprave could build a crossbow to fire it and laugh up a storm the whole time!
Did you ever tried Walter Alucut? did it last week with a die grinder and carbide burr....was pretty amazing
Would a sprial flute reamer cut better or worse?
24:11 I see a 'merch' project. The Abom79 "Lawn Dart". If Diresta can make a giant razor utility blade, Adam can make a set of cool giant darts.
(Adam. You may have my idea free if I get first dibs to buy a set. )
Do you think it's the gumminess of the aluminum that boys the reamer down?
No, its forged aluminum which makes it extremely dense and very hard for large cutting edges to actually get a bite on it to start a cut.
Taper lengths look different on those OEM arms.