Mine certainly did. I had to ream them once they were in the head.
Randall Young wrote:
>>There's a good chance your guides were too tight to begin with--it's
>>worthwhile to run the correct size ream through them before assembly (not
>>a 5/8 drill bit).
>
>
> Bill, I'm curious as to why you say to do this before assembly, rather than
> after. I've heard that the bronze TR guides tend to distort as they are
> installed, and need to be reamed after installation ? Certainly mine
> seemed to close up after installation, but I didn't measure them carefully
> beforehand.
>
> Randall
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