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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: TeeBone on November 28, 2009, 10:49:58 am

Title: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: TeeBone on November 28, 2009, 10:49:58 am

My CR250 has a bend, which kicks the tip back towards the footpeg, making it more suitable for a size 7 foot, not my size 11's (in Tech8's).
What's the best way to straighten it up, making for less missed shifts?

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: sudman on November 28, 2009, 11:44:18 am

Slowly with heat from lpg gas flame is fine, I do clutch & brake levers all the time.

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: TT on November 28, 2009, 11:46:24 am

I haven't done a gear lever, but I find with brake/clutch levers that if you slowly hammer them back into shape, they will straighten. If you try and just bend them, they break.

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: TeeBone on November 28, 2009, 10:52:57 pm

Thanks chaps  ;)

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: TooFastTim on November 30, 2009, 09:14:30 am

Alternatively get a saucepan of water on the boil. Heat gear lever, bend slightly, reheat in water, bend slightly etc until desired shape is reached.

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: TeeBone on November 30, 2009, 12:13:10 pm

TFT> any recipes to go with that method? ;D

I'll be onto the job this week, and will post pics with a rundown of how/what and when!

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: Lozza on November 30, 2009, 05:22:03 pm

The 'gear lever' wasn't a set of borrowed hospital crutches was it ;)

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: TeeBone on November 30, 2009, 05:43:36 pm

Oh Lozza - you cut right to the quick, dontcha!

Title: Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
Post by: Lozza on November 30, 2009, 10:02:40 pm

Took all my self restraint to wait this long  :D