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Bent tab on aluminum V3
Oct 17^th, 2009, 3:02pm

Hey, you metalworkers out there... At some point in the last couple of weeks, Chas tipped over his V3 when the seat was off it, somehow bending the right rear seatstay frame tab outward a few degrees -- to the point where its VERY difficult to get the seat struts pins in matching holes between the left and right struts.

Any suggestions as to a good way to move the tab back into a more vertical position mode? Gotta be careful, it being aluminum... I don't have any pics...

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JimFPU Five Star Member RBENT member, now in Virginia. I miss Texas! Posts: 1011	Re: Bent tab on aluminum V3 Reply #1 - Oct 17^th, 2009, 3:31pm If it's just a few degrees...a couple of well placed taps with a small/medium hammer might do it. Use a rag or something on the metal to keep it from getting too damaged...of course a pic would help.
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jayg Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 4192	Re: Bent tab on aluminum V3 Reply #2 - Oct 17^th, 2009, 4:22pm How about using a large crescent wrench? I have successfully straightened a bent aluminum deraileur tab with a 15" wrench. Kept my fingers crossed and very carefully bent it back straight.
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Opus the Poet Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1353	Re: Bent tab on aluminum V3 Reply #3 - Oct 17^th, 2009, 4:26pm Dittos on the crescent wrench and the crossed fingers. That's my favorite way to return dropouts to parallel after modifying the rear triangle of a bike. Making a BMX bike into a SWB 'bent requires a lot of work on the rear to make it take a derailler, the last step is to make the dropouts parallel again.
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JimFPU Five Star Member RBENT member, now in Virginia. I miss Texas! Posts: 1011	Re: Bent tab on aluminum V3 Reply #4 - Oct 17^th, 2009, 6:18pm The crescent is probably a better idea.
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BiknChas rbent member Posts: 4	Re: Bent tab on aluminum V3 Reply #5 - Oct 17^th, 2009, 8:04pm Thanks for the responses. The V3 is at PCF. They said they could fx it. I'll pick it up Monday and let y'all know. I do have my fingers crossed. Chas
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BiknChas rbent member Posts: 4	Re: Bent tab on aluminum V3 Reply #6 - Oct 19^th, 2009, 8:56pm Tab is straightened. Seat is almost parallel. Idler pulley is on order. Bike is rideable
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