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Article: Flexible cylinder honing-taking on the big bores: finishing looks at a deburring technique from the US which has proven to be extremely successful on diesel engines.(DEBURRING)
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- Finishing
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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When it comes to manufacturing, rebuilding or servicing large pumps, valves and cylinder bores, flexible honing can make all the difference in performance and service life. One device, the ball-style hone, provides a highly efficient and portable solution.
Overhauling big diesel engines or servicing big pumps and valves means dealing with big bores. If the ID of those bores is not cleaned or resurfaced correctly, the consequences are likely to be fewer operating hours between overhauls or degraded performance.
For example, after installation in the field, valves and pumps often require maintenance to dean IDs of foreign material ranging from rust and ...