[31zook]

hey im trying to think of ways to unbend my axle housing. I was thinking about heat and bending (very very slowly) or a chain block, cold bending it back. What have people done in the past?

[want33s]

An I beam, 2 chains and a hydraulic jack will do it.

[31zook]

cheers thats a top idea i might make a brace for it while its out and fully pulled apart... hmm do i care that much...lol

[shep]

you will need to use something a bit better then a wooden ruler to measure it.
a welder would do the job.

[31zook]

Nothing is cracked and im not planning on taking any steel out of it, so what the welder for? Yeah i know i was just trying to show you how bent it is... I checked the knuckles and there not twisted whish is something i was worried about...

[shep]

welding steel has the side affect of bending it, therefore a welder can be used
to straiten a diff. have you ever noticed how people who know what they are doing, put a diff in a jig before welding.

[Fatzook]

Yeah i always pre-load a diff housing a few thou in a jig before welding bracing in. And then do small stich welds, not massive continual runs. They bend like a banana otherwise.

Using some heat whilst doing the I beam trick would be the best bet. won't be as stressfull on the steel as cold bending would be.

[atari4x4]

how big was the air time??

was it bigger than these...

http://www.youtube.com/user/panteracfh# ... _hwkc5V3OE

http://www.youtube.com/user/panteracfh# ... 2uTIawplk4

[Fatzook]

Thats air time? Hmm must be a nissan thing

[31zook]

shep wrote:

welding steel has the side affect of bending it, therefore a welder can be used
to straiten a diff. have you ever noticed how people who know what they are doing, put a diff in a jig before welding.

yeah an oxy does the same thing

[hutch]

shep wrote:

welding steel has the side affect of bending it, therefore a welder can be used
to straiten a diff. have you ever noticed how people who know what they are doing, put a diff in a jig before welding.

Thats after the milk crates have been used to "set the job up" of course!

[31zook]

Fatzook wrote:

Yeah i always pre-load a diff housing a few thou in a jig before welding bracing in. And then do small stich welds, not massive continual runs. They bend like a banana otherwise.

Using some heat whilst doing the I beam trick would be the best bet. won't be as stressfull on the steel as cold bending would be.

ok im glad someone told me to pre load it

Im off to go bendind

[31zook]

atari4x4 wrote:

how big was the air time??

was it bigger than these...

http://www.youtube.com/user/panteracfh# ... _hwkc5V3OE

http://www.youtube.com/user/panteracfh# ... 2uTIawplk4

WAY WAY BIGGER bottom of my wheels were at rockhoppers door handles....

[Rockhopper]

and to give you an idea, my Sierra has 2" spring and bodylift and 31's, so yeah, it got some height

[brendan]

i nerd the landing! Was that loud i though it my transfercase destroying itself!

[31zook]

All i can remember is some smooth sailing for a couple of seconds...lol

[31zook]

my 2mm out is gay enough to not let the CV slide in without the knuckle off... im going to find a wt front diff soonish...

[brendan]

hope you have it ready for yawal. your coming to yawal arnt you?

[31zook]

ahh when?

[brendan]

11th oct from memory. but im keen to do a trip before then.

[31zook]

das only three weeks away, prob not mate i just stuck my mini tyres onto my swb and the lwb has motor all over the bench... ill be keen in about a month

[BlueSuzy]

The bent housing should be good for cornering

Just need to match the rear so the contact pattern is the same

You need more air With your hands up in the air

ps. dont be a bogan.

[Rockhopper]

lol. Just put it back in. It'll probably bend itself straight at Yalwal

[31zook]

BHAHAHA you all shut up... im trying to sell the freaken thing and the only way to do that is to save money to fix the lwb... bent housings cost monies :D