Brush Research GBD40024 FLEX-HONE, 4 (101mm) Diameter, 240 Grit, Silicon Carbide Abrasive (Pack of 1)

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  • tkirk

    > 3 day

    I used these per ring manufacturer recommendation for grit. Worked perfect. Easy to use.

  • David Sanders

    > 3 day

    These are the best brushes for honing your cylinder walls. I got nice 45 degree hone marks. It works VERY fast you put your drill on low speed and try to time it so you get the right degree of marks. It leaves a TON of residue so plan on power washing your block with cleaners. 3 to 5 passes is all it takes to clean up the walls. Remember you are removing glazing not boring your cylinder wall.

  • Dan

    > 3 day

    Good tool. Worked well.

  • JB

    > 3 day

    Used this to hone four cylinders in a two-stroke outboard motor. Didn’t take long for the honing balls to start breaking off as they passed by the cylinder wall ports. Luckily the ball stems are plastic and didn’t damage the cylinder walls. Eventually got the job done, though, producing a nice crosshatch surface finish.

  • Miss Beatrice Stanton III

    02-06-2025

    I still use this to restore my Onan p218 and p220 engines.

  • Justin

    > 3 day

    Exactly what I needed for 5.3 LS

  • BlueBird

    > 3 day

    Hubby says this is a great tool in his engine rebuild.

  • Michael K.

    Greater than one week

    Bought this to rebuild a LS 5.3L. 5 seconds in each hole on low speed. Perfection!

  • Murl Kuhic

    > 3 day

    We needed this tool for rebuilding motors. Worked great.

  • Michael H.

    Greater than one week

    Works great, just remember to use oil or it gets aggressive.

The Flex-Hone® tool was originally created by Brush Research Manufacturing to deglaze cylinder walls in automotive applications. Brush Research embraced the benefits of a plateau finish and pioneered the concept of plateau honing culminating in the introduction of the Flex-Hone tool in 1972. The Flex-Hone has gained many nicknames over the years and including ball hone, ball style hone, flexihone, dingleberry hone, bead brush, glaze breaker and glaze buster. Flexible honing with the Flex-Hone tool produces an oil holding cross hatch pattern and a true plateau finish free of cut, torn and folded metal. Any type or size of cylinder can benefit from the Flex-Hone®. These abrasive bead style brushes are produced in standard diameters from 4mm to 36 inches. Nine abrasive types are offered including silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, boron carbide and diamond allowing the tool to be tailored to finish any base material. A choice of 11 different grit selections are available for precise control of finish parameters. The elimination of peaks results in rapid ring seating, better oil control, reduced seepage in hydraulic and pneumatic applications and provides better seal performance and longer seal life. Successful applications include firearm chambers, shotgun barrels, musical instruments, combustion chambers, air compressors, pumps, valve bodies, valve guides, brake cylinders, wheel cylinders and the list goes on and on. Flex-Hone® tools are also very effective for deburring cross drilled holes, port radiusing and edge blending. Because of its unique construction, the Flex-Hone is self-centering, self-aligning, and self-compensating for wear so it does not require an elaborate set-up or special training. Deburring can be effectively automated and combined in the machining process to allow a complete cylinder finish in one operation or it can be employed as a secondary operation with equal results.

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