Nice work. I have used heat lots of time to straighten metal. I use ice cold towels. I have heated bent pieces and watch them. When they shrink to just about straight I throw the towels on it to stop the shrinking. There is an art to knowing just where to put the heat. Take care and stay safe. Tom
I’m currently getting set up to narrow my 9” housing. I have a 5’ x 1.5” length of new chrome hydraulic rod. I’ve checked the runout in the rod at .004” t.i.r. which seems very straight for that length of material. I plan on turning my own pucks and I would like to know how close to fit them. Is .005” too tight a fit?
I would think that would be ok, but then again, I'm not enough machinist or engineer to make that call. And I suppose if you had trouble sliding them together you can always open the puck up a bit more.
Hey man I noticed you were wearing a shirt with the Texas logo on it what part of Texas are you based in, I’m asking because I bent my rear differential on my 09 f150 fx4 the other day and I’ve been seeing people unbend them instead of buying a brand new differential. I want to see if I could unbend mine and not buy a new differential
I'm near Texarkana. An 09 is going to have a different axle than I'm working on here. Im pretty sure my equipment will not do the job. But I am sure you could buy the right stuff. But maybe for the same price you could buy another rear end from a junk yard.
Seems like I got the pucks off eBay. www.ebay.com/itm/9-Ford-Deluxe-Rearend-Narrowing-Fixture-w-Rearend-Ruler-9-inch-Ford-Rear-End-/224349839272?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292. Had to source the bar locally. Can’t remember how much it cost.
If anyone has ever had the tiniest piece of hot metal in their eyes they would'nt work without eye protection. If you loose one eye that is 50% of your vision gone. If you got in a car with someone and they said you only have 50% chance of arriving alive at the other end would you get in?
I have a 2013 mustang with both rear tires wear 2mm faster on each tread divider towards outer tread like a positive camber wear. Could it be a bent 8.8 axle housing?
I sent a reply but wasn’t thinking... I’ve read that 8.8 tubes aren’t always welded to the center section, so it’s possible they’re not straight. A four wheel alignment sheet would show a difference in rear camber. (Btw, I thought mustangs from around 06-on were independent rear suspension?)
Awesome thanks for the video. Gonna try tomorrow with two mapp gas torches, if it doesn't work gonna pick up an oxy setup on Monday, I've always wanted one but couldn't justify it
