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Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:59 pm
by zc32s
So Im trying to get my car ready for a Roadworthy in Victoria and currently the pinch welds under the car are bent.
The jacking points arent bent, just a bit of metal in-between.
Does anyone have any idea how I can rebend it so that it is straight? I tried using pliers but the metal wouldnt budge.
Re: Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:04 pm
by hks_kansei
lump hammer and a pull hammer
Re: Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:05 pm
by NitroDann
A shifter will do it in about 2 minutes.
Dann
Re: Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:21 pm
by zc32s
NitroDann wrote:A shifter will do it in about 2 minutes.
Dann
What kind of shifter? Sorry, I tried to google it but it came up with too many different things.
I'll try a hammer and see what I can do.
Re: Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:29 pm
by NitroDann
Dann
Re: Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:34 pm
by Apu
Dann, you could make easy money selling those "brackets"...which I still have collected
Re: Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:35 pm
by zc32s
Thanks NitroDann, I've got a few of those at home so i'll give it a go.
I guess the pliers didnt have enough leverage to move the metal so I gave up.
Re: Repair bent pinch welds
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:43 pm
by Lokiel
Use a couple of steel plates either side and a G clamp. This allows you to apply slow even pressure which won't cause stress and risk making them worse/weaker. Never use a hammer.