Thanks for the reply's
I am trying now to get the factory dimensions of the bore in the housing. Currently just using cheap digital calipers. I get a reading pretty much consistent around the circumference of the quill at 1.86 inches. The bore hole ID on the housing is 1.87 inches all around so 10 thou difference. I am checking on a new old stock quill . I am told that the diameter is 1.875 inches but is still being verified as I write this so not sure yet. So if it is 1.875 replacing the old quill with the new quill would go along way to tightening the tolerances. The problem for me right now beyond being a beginner to all this is I don't have any other machines to attempt to make my own parts so have to take it to machine shop for bigger bucks into the problem.
Dan
