bent left hand hydraulic lift rod fork

putzr · Sep 11, 2013

Is it possible to straighten a bent left hand
hydraulic lift rod fork. Mine is curved about 1 1/2
inches off of straight. It works okay the way it is
but looks bad. What would be the best way without
breaking it ?

JMOR · Sep 11, 2013

(quoted from post at 23:30:35 09/11/13) Is it possible to straighten a bent left hand
hydraulic lift rod fork. Mine is curved about 1 1/2
inches off of straight. It works okay the way it is
but looks bad. What would be the best way without
breaking it ?

ress or beat the crap out of it with a BFH in a flat surface such as a railroad track. watch out for trains!

ASEguy · Sep 12, 2013

Almost lost my morning coffee with that reply. LOL

Dave in De · Sep 12, 2013

ASEguy same here cracked me up!!

souNdguy · Sep 12, 2013

if it's the lift link.. yeah.. like JM said. heat and beat works fine.

putzr · Sep 12, 2013

Thanks for replies. Wasn't sure what kind of metal it was.

souNdguy · Sep 12, 2013

the adjustable fork ( the side witht he leveling box ), i believe is cast steel. I have welded them and they weld easilly without cracking... the threaded rod is steel of course. the non adjustable side i've welded as well. not sure what it is.. but i don't think it's cast iron. perhaps c/s or f/s

Del Huebner · Sep 12, 2013

20 Ton Press worked great for straightening the left non-adjustable side.

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