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Offline TeeBone

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straightening an alloy gear lever
« 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?
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2009, 10:52:57 pm »
Thanks chaps  ;)
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #5 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!
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2009, 05:22:03 pm »
The 'gear lever' wasn't a set of borrowed hospital crutches was it ;)
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2009, 05:43:36 pm »
Oh Lozza - you cut right to the quick, dontcha!
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Re: straightening an alloy gear lever
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2009, 10:02:40 pm »
Took all my self restraint to wait this long  :D
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