IIRC, a "drift" is a punch that is tapered rather than straight shanked. It is used to line two holes.
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From: Gmclist on behalf of A.
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 22:04
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Rear brake brum race puller and press tool
> Scott,
> You don't need a race puller, buy a good quality steel drift and drive to drive the old races out and a brass one to drive the new races in. ...
My turn to be pedantic. A drift pin (AKA lineup punch) is a tool for aligning openings so that a pin can be driven into it. What you want is a PUNCH.
Heh heh.
The first time I saw someone here refer to a "drift", I had to look it up. Had never heard a "punch" called a "drift". Go to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_(tool) and scroll down to "Drift". The end of the Drift paragraph reads, " Unlike most punches, force is never
(and should never be) applied to the tip, or end of a drift pin."
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