K-line Industries, Inc.

Ronald L Tiger

James A Kammeraad

Apparatus for reworking the valve guides of a cylinder head is disclosed. The apparatus includes an adjustable cylinder head holder including a base, a pedestal and a head support subassembly permitting positioning of the head rotationally about its longitudinal axis as well as pivotally about a transverse axis. A pair of such cylinder head supports are supported on an elongated member for transverse adjustable movement. The elongated member is supported on a bed plate beneath the spindle of a drill press. Valve guide reworking tools secured to the spindle by a U-joint are aligned with and guided through the valve guides by a valve guide boring fixture securable to the cylinder head.

Adjustable cylinder head holder

Apparatus for reworking the valve guides of a cylinder head is disclosed. The apparatus includes an adjustable cylinder head holder including a base, a pedestal and a heat support subassembly permitting positioning of the head rotationally about its longitudinal axis as well as pivotally about a transverse axis. A pair of such cylinder head supports are supported on an elongated member for transverse adjustable movement. The elongated member is supported on a bed plate beneath the spindle of a drill press. Valve guide reworking tools secured to the spindle by a U-joint are aligned with and guided through the valve guides by a valve guide boring fixture securable to the cylinder head.

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Joplin, MO, United States of America

Ronald L Tiger