"Steve Lusardi" wrote
in message
...
Bill,
I have been told there are industry standards
that everybody adheres to, but I personally
cannot confirm that. What I do know is there
appears to be two stardards used in the the
States. They are 1.5" per foot which are used
on most tie rods and shock mounts and the 2"
per foot standard. Both reamers are available
from www.stockcarproducts.com part# R8201
(1.5") and R8202 (2"). They are around $100
each. Visit their web site and buy on-line. I
have both and the quality is OK.
Steve

Yup---I've used both of them at one time or
another. Also called 7 degree and 8 degree
IIRC.
There is also a 1.2" per foot (1:10) reamer out
there that I've found reference to. It appears
to
be the taper for Toyota?

The JD tractor steering doesn't appear to be any
of the above. It's close to a 1:12, but not
quite. The front steering axle is a ZF.
Everything below the mount appears to be metric.
What started out as a couple of mouse clicks to
order a reamer is getting interesting.

Bill