wiggans50cal Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 i have a bent upper A-arm on the right side. the bend is on the flange that hooks onto the ball joint. can i bend this back with the help of a little heat? will it hold after i do this? Quote
Bansh-eman Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 hell no replace it, bending something critical like that is not a smart thing to do. Quote
monster_energy06 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 imo ide replace it, but i did fix one befor with good results, didnt get one problem. just heated the thing up and bent it back and ran it for 2 months and sold it. from what i herd the guy fliped it on a wheelie and bent th other side........if u are goin to try and fix it make sure u dont over heat the balljoint Quote
wiggans50cal Posted May 17, 2008 Author Report Posted May 17, 2008 imo ide replace it, but i did fix one befor with good results, didnt get one problem. just heated the thing up and bent it back and ran it for 2 months and sold it. from what i herd the guy fliped it on a wheelie and bent th other side........if u are goin to try and fix it make sure u dont over heat the balljoint [/quote ok, i have a used one on the way, but what im gonna try is take the upper a arm off, heat and bend. or is best to try to fix it on the wheeler??? Quote
monster_energy06 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 (edited) ok, i have a used one on the way, but what im gonna try is take the upper a arm off, heat and bend. or is best to try to fix it on the wheeler??? i did mine right on the bike took all off and matched it to the other side i used 2 big cressent wrecsh a blok of wood and a jack and a torch set. make sure u heat all around the weld seem about 1/2 3/4 away al around what way u wont kink it Edited May 17, 2008 by monster_energy06 Quote
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