Originally Posted by
Bigbjorn
Mick, pull it apart and thoroughly clean. Check the ways and slides for wear using straight edge and dial gauge. Scrapers and hand stones are used to refinish beds and slides. Check for play in the headstock bearings and wear in the tail stock. Adjust where possible using gibs and shims. When you install it in its permanent spot adjust any twist and off-level with shims and an engineer's precision level. You may have to borrow one. Good ones are quite expensive (Starrett or Brown and Sharpe).
Thank Bjorn, i will do that.
My intentions are to give it a bit of a birthday before i install it and put it to use.
Cheers, Mick.
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1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
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