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Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 10:10 pm
by tigerclaw
My brake pedal has a couple of non standard kinks in it :grin: its more or less straight but at the same time its a little wavy... What the trick to straightening it? Can you heat it with a torch and bend it or it is going to vapourise? Thanks

Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 11:26 pm
by hunter
Yes use a torch Otherwise it will snap,Clamp the peddle in a vice grip the shaft end,
Grip the other end or sleeve a piece of tube over,Heat the area to straighten Wile keeping pressure on the peddle,

Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 1:42 am
by Morespeedvicar
If you heat it then rub a bit of wood against it, the wood will scorch (leave a black line) when its hot enough to bend, tho if its cast it may snap anyway........
Cheers
Ian

Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 6:17 am
by tigerclaw
Cool, thanks

Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 1:47 pm
by Haydn
If that fails then any engineering shop will heat it up and press it straight for you.