4gfun
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- Dec 10, 2007
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Virginia
Not sure if anyone here is familiar with tipping valves or grinding the inside of the bucket pedestal for non adjustable ford buckets which is in this case are on a Focus SVT. I swapped buckets around to get as far as I could go after lapping the valves but I still have 2 that I just can't compensate for.
Being that we have some pretty aggressive DIY here I'd like to get some thoughts from some that may know.
My local machine shop is pretty crappy so I try to do everything that I can myself.
I read that you can tip the valves on a 6 inch wheel grinder but you must grind perfectly straight or the bucket will turn it's hole and destroy the hole and the motor. I know that there are valve grinding machines but you must be lucky to find a used one to even have that be cost effective.
I also read that you can grind the inside of the bucket by buying the dremel kit that turns my dremel into a drill press but read reviews on the dremel kit that it is not so stable. Besides, I wouldn't even know what grinding media to purchase. Also read that only the very end of the stem is hardened.
Thanks for any knowledge transfer! I wish all of my vehicles were blessed with HLAs.
Being that we have some pretty aggressive DIY here I'd like to get some thoughts from some that may know.
My local machine shop is pretty crappy so I try to do everything that I can myself.
I read that you can tip the valves on a 6 inch wheel grinder but you must grind perfectly straight or the bucket will turn it's hole and destroy the hole and the motor. I know that there are valve grinding machines but you must be lucky to find a used one to even have that be cost effective.
I also read that you can grind the inside of the bucket by buying the dremel kit that turns my dremel into a drill press but read reviews on the dremel kit that it is not so stable. Besides, I wouldn't even know what grinding media to purchase. Also read that only the very end of the stem is hardened.
Thanks for any knowledge transfer! I wish all of my vehicles were blessed with HLAs.