22-03-2021, 10:30 PM
Jon, when I bent mine I found a propane torch wasn't up to the job.
I made a mini-furnace by burning a few coals in an old flowerpot and arranging a couple of bricks around to bounce heat back.
Then used the propane torch to fan the coals, that will do it nicely!
I've also used an electric hot air gun (paint stripper) to get coals glowing bright in the past.
You only need to get a short section red and it will bend easily. This also helps to keep the bend in the right place.
Arrange in advance some means of gauging whether you have bent it the right amount e.g. mark a reference line on something so you can compare before and after.
I've had gear levers break off twice - once driving home from an MOT test, the other time in the wilds of Sweden. Yes, they crack from the circlip groove.
I made a mini-furnace by burning a few coals in an old flowerpot and arranging a couple of bricks around to bounce heat back.
Then used the propane torch to fan the coals, that will do it nicely!
I've also used an electric hot air gun (paint stripper) to get coals glowing bright in the past.
You only need to get a short section red and it will bend easily. This also helps to keep the bend in the right place.
Arrange in advance some means of gauging whether you have bent it the right amount e.g. mark a reference line on something so you can compare before and after.
I've had gear levers break off twice - once driving home from an MOT test, the other time in the wilds of Sweden. Yes, they crack from the circlip groove.