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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: duncan on September 15, 2006, 08:04 PM
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The headtube on my frame has a dent, rounded rather than sharp, about 5mm diameter.
As it's an inch from the end of the tube I'm hoping it's accessible enough to fix, rather than hide it with filler.
The problem is how can I apply pressure to the dent from inside the headtube to push the tube back into shape?
Maybe some sort of clamp and a shaped piece of metal/wood inside the tube? The clamp would have to be small.
Or maybe a metal bar and a hammer? Can't see how I'll be able to focus enough pressure this way, that headtube looks to be thick tubing.
Maybe just leaving it is the best option too, not sure.
Any advice appreciated, thanks :)
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it will be hard to do but possible, you wont get it 100% though unless your good, ive just dented my frame taking the headset cups out but that was hard enough so im leaving it
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i have done a couple of frames at work with a robo spot dent puller used for car body work,it welds a pin on to frame then using a slide hammer you can pull dent out...
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Weld , grind , prep ?
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Weld , grind , prep ?
what the clever bloke said,
Dave