INprecisionboring,atorqueplateisalsoboltedoninplaceofthecylinderheadwhileboringcylinders.Inthisway,distortioniskepttoaminimum.Thegeneralprocedureusedforreboringcylindersistosettheboring bar upsothatitisperpendicular to the crankshaft. It must be located over the center of thecylinder.Thecylindercenterisfoundby installingcenteringpinsinthebar. Thebarisloweredsothatthecentering pinsarelocatednearthebottomofthecylinder,wheretheleastwearhasoccurred.Thislocatestheboringbarovertheoriginalcylindercenter.Oncetheboringbariscentered,theboringmachineisclampedinplacetohold itsecurely.Thiswillallowthecylindertobereboredonthe original centreline, regardless of the amount of cylinder wear. A sharp,properlygroundcuttingtoolisinstalledandadjustedtothedesireddimension.Roughcutsremoveagreatdealofmetaloneachpassofthecuttingtool. CYLINDERHONING: Itisimportantto havethepropersurfacefinishonthecylinderwallfortheringstoseatagainst.Someringmanufacturersrecommendbreakingthehardsurfaceglazeonthecylinderwallwithahonebefore installingnewpistonrings.Honingthecylinderremovesthefracturedmetalthatiscreatedbyboring.