Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

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Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Post by tigerclaw » Fri May 17, 2013 10:10 pm

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
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Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Post by hunter » Fri May 17, 2013 11:26 pm

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,
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Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Post by Morespeedvicar » Sat May 18, 2013 1:42 am

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........
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Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Post by tigerclaw » Sat May 18, 2013 6:17 am

Cool, thanks
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Re: Brake pedal (how to straighten?)

Post by Haydn » Sat May 18, 2013 1:47 pm

If that fails then any engineering shop will heat it up and press it straight for you.
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