Ball Hone With Pistons In
Brush research flex hone cylinder hone gb series silicon carbide abrasive 4 1 8 105 mm diameter 240 grit size 4 9 out of 5 stars 496 4 offers from 58 96.
Ball hone with pistons in. Wiseco supplies honing brushes in multiple sizes to assist in your rebuild. These nylon soft hone brushes assure a proper ring seal in cast iron sleeved cylinders. Does not enlarge more but. Flexible honing with the flex hone tool produces an oil holding cross hatch pattern and a true plateau finish free of cut torn and folded metal.
Ball hones provide a great surface finish and will make your next re ring job a success. Hone your cylinders correctly. Get a 320 grit ball hone use atf on it and only hone the cylinder for 10 15 seconds creating a 30 to 45 degree cross hatch. A long lasting diamond abrasive is embedded in balls at the ends of flexible spindles that press against the inside of a cylinder to remove material and leave a smooth even finish.
The flex hone has gained many nicknames over the years and including ball hone ball style hone flexihone dingleberry hone bead brush glaze breaker and glaze buster. I am putting new pistons and rings in the old holes. These brushes along with a cross hatch sanding will assure your rings will seal properly and have adequate lubrication. I called a high performance machine shop about 100 miles from me and asked if i should bring the block to them to hone it they said just ball hone it.
The reason to. These hones are slightly oversized to maximize contact with the work surface. The ball hone tool is great if you are only trying to freshen a cylinder prior to re ringing. When your cylinder id falls between two sizes order the larger hone.
Use with portable drills drill presses and cnc machines. Just need to re scratch the walls to get the new rings to seat. In the case of this engine since it looks like you re going to want to change pistons you might as well go oversized. However i would never attempt to remove scoring with a ball hone or bottle brush type hone.
Ideal for high performance engine building.