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Old 12-26-2013, 03:41 AM
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Goetze, Nural, Federal Mogul, Moog - all same company as far as I can make out

I agree with Barry all of this work is best given to a machine shop. You can push out liners (weld a bead down the length apparently - never done that my self though) and you can probably fit new ones back in but then you need to bore to the appropriate piston diameter size (slightly larger) in the new sleeve. Honing is done to help the piston rings bed in and provide a decent seal. Without honing you'll end up with low compression and higher oil usage.

This isn't something you can do well with hand tools. I'm sure someone somewhere will claim they've done this however; probably with one of those drill operated sets of flexible honing stones. I guess these are probably the same people who think they can re-cut valve seats with grinding paste and a swivel stick...
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