Tie Rod Reaming Instructions

Short video to give you tips on safely reaming the tie rod hole on your spindles to accept larger tie rods. General safety tips on drilling as well.

[@GotScout]

Dude... I relived your horrors when I saw "MILWAUKEE" even BEFORE your warnings. Mine tore BOTH thumb tendons and ligs, sprained wrist, and nearly broke my jaw!!!!

[@billashe2108]

Sir, You have been enormously helpful to my project with this explanation. Thank you very much!

[@geronimotudor3386]

Excellent post... I'm learning a lot... but perhaps use the screw in handle that came with the Milwaukee holeshooter

[@davenport2012]

Thanks doing this to my 2000 Lincoln ls.. upgrading balljoints to 2006(16mm)

[@dapper_drift]

Appreciate this video. Will use your guidelines when modding my knuckles for steering angle. Thanks man!

[@v8falcon82]

Thank you for your excellent post

[@PhysifistEngineering]

v8 Falcon Glad I could help. I really need to make more videos.

[@mmoraga86]

Just screwed up my wrist trying to ream the knuckles on my buddy's XJ. Outta commission for a few days. Had to research how to do it the right way. Hindsight is 20/20.

[@PhysifistEngineering]

Sorry to hear that. Hope you get better.

[@JRMTNZ]

Helped me as well. My stub axles are 67 mopar. Do they use 7 degree reamer as well?

[@PhysifistEngineering]

JRMTNZ I honestly couldn't tell you. I will say that generally there was a lot of industry standards back then so I'd assume they use pretty similar dimensions if the shanks are similar in diameter. I'm sure there's a mopar forum where you can ask. I know AMC, Dodge, and Ford are more similar together vs GM. Example, all those brands have the same lug bolt pattern, except GM is different.