I Need To Bore Out The Centers On A Set Of H2 Wheels. Has Anyone Done This At Home In The Garage??????

What Works Best Without Hacking Them To Pieces???????????????

 

Do a search, you'll find lotsa ideas.

 

I took mine to a good machine shop. I wouldn't try anything else because when you go to balance them, you center the wheel on the balencer whith the center of the wheel. It only cost me 70 bucks to do all 4 anyway. Just my 2 cents!!

 

for $70 I'd take em to someone and I've got a milling machine...

nah.. just kidding. I'd do em myself. but $70 is pretty cheap for all four wheels

 

I paid $45.00 for a huge holesaw and cut the centers out. Then I had to take a grinding burr and open the hole up even more until the hole was large enough to fit over the rear hubs. You need a good drill with a handle on the side because it takes a lot of control to keep the holesaw from walking out of the hole. It beats your arms to death in the process and your drill will have much less life left once you are done. My drill still smells over a year after doing this. I also had cut my center caps to fit but would recommend just finding an extra set of lugnuts to attach them to.

 

There is also threads with pictures on TDR of using a router with a guide bearing (laminate trimmer) and carbide bit. You use the recessed groove for the guide bearing and it fits like a should when done. I just got a set last weekend and plan on trying the router this weekend if the weather is nice. Be sure to wear hearing protection and I wouldn't do it inside.

 

TDR, isn't that the Cummins site you have to PAY to be a member of?

Seems kinda weird to make you do that before you even learn what the site's like.

I've been on here a while now, even for a couple years BEFORE I bought my first Cummins and would pay to support this site.

 

I have 2 different boring bars and because of the large tire size they will NOT fit in either. I will have to have the tires removed from the rims and then put back on, therefore still adding in extra cost and then I might as well get them powder coated to match the truck while I'm at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I used an angle grinder on mine. Just be carefull and take your time.

 

Minnesota has lots of machine shops, drive threw an industrial area and go to the first place you see that says precision manufacturing, they'll throw it on a bridgeport, indicate it and bore it

done, shouldnt take more than 30 minutes for all four wheels

they'll probably charge you 50 bucks

 

Not. Boring the H2s out with a hole saw or router or whatever, does not affect the balancing because the balancing is done by supporting the wheel on the taper next to the center hole. I think the hole saw method is the best if you are familiar with a hole hog style drill. Next would be the router. You can do it at home, quickly, and with the tires on the wheels. I did mine with the hole saw and I've got almost 90,000 on my set. I have changed tires and had them balanced, No problems, great wheels.


Wetspirit

 

I'm amazed how many sites that there are... Cumminsforum.com, TDR.com, and here...

 

The way I look at it, access to the site is free. The $35 is money well spent for the thick quaterly publication and the travel companion, then there is also the special deals at Genos.

 

I just used a die grinder and a bit and free handed it. I didn't have a hole hawg. The bit cost my 35 dollars or so.

 

If it was free you could freely browse and post on the website.