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Title: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: stu70 on December 31, 2010, 06:13 PM: Just picked up this JMC Shadow frame, lovely condition apart from the drop outs that both have a bend in them, is there any way to straighten them out? or are they beyond fixing. Any advice or help much appreciated.

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Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: Jt on December 31, 2010, 06:14 PM: i've known a few bent drop outs in my time, wardy being one....

warm it up, a cloth and some pliars?
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: jT Racing on December 31, 2010, 06:14 PM: start liking women and go back to school.
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: Dark Diggler on December 31, 2010, 06:19 PM: Fookin Lol
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: ozone on December 31, 2010, 06:20 PM: Quote from: J.T on December 31, 2010, 06:14 PM
i've known a few bent drop outs in my time, wardy being one....

warm it up, a cloth and some pliars?

An adjustable spanner also works well as it doesn't have sharp lines like pliers and you get a bit more leverage...
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: stu27 on December 31, 2010, 06:24 PM: Quote from: J.T on December 31, 2010, 06:14 PM
i've known a few bent drop outs in my time, wardy being one....

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: stevied on December 31, 2010, 06:26 PM: cut a slit in a bit of wood and slide dropout into the slit to bend it, leaves no marks on the chrome at all :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: jT Racing on December 31, 2010, 06:26 PM: rubber mallet, plastic hammer, adjustable's etc.... piece of piss
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: stu70 on December 31, 2010, 06:30 PM: Cheers for your help :daumenhoch: Yeah the title sounded a bit dodgy looking back on it.
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: trasher on December 31, 2010, 06:34 PM: there beyond fixing mate

ill give you £20 to take it off your hands :D
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: WARDY on December 31, 2010, 06:42 PM: massage whale sperm on em , one will automatically straighten up while sending sonar to the other to do the same
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: wildon on December 31, 2010, 06:43 PM: Seen this yesterday

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=263140
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: WARDY on December 31, 2010, 06:43 PM: Quote from: stu27 on December 31, 2010, 06:24 PM
Quote from: J.T on December 31, 2010, 06:14 PM
i've known a few bent drop outs in my time, wardy being one....

:LolLolLolLol:

dont encourage him Stu :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: sweetbeats on December 31, 2010, 07:02 PM: 2 bits of wood and a G clamp turn gently and your laughing 8)
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: brummie on December 31, 2010, 07:03 PM: could you not just stick a wheel on and tighten the bolts a wee bit ?? how i fixed mine ;)
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on December 31, 2010, 07:38 PM: :) If it was a Skyway dropout you could stick it in the freezer overnight and it`d be straight in the morning :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bent Drop Out .. What To Do?
Post by: Jt on December 31, 2010, 07:51 PM: i like wardy's whale jizz idea...two pints a day seems to have straightened him out