Straightening a rear end housing

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Here's how to make a fixture and rack for straightening a rear end housing.
 
Here's how to make a fixture and rack for straightening a rear end housing.
 
 
 
 
 
==Measuring==
 
The housing end insert slides over the bar and indicates how much the end of the housing is bent out of alignment.
 
[[Image:Housing_end_insert_slid_over_bar.jpg|frame|none|The housing end insert is used to indicate the alignment of the housing.]]
 
 
Hold a ruler on the tube to see where it's bent. In this case, it's bent at the areas that were welded by the previous "builder".
 
[[Image:Finding_housing_bend.jpg|frame|none|A ruler is used to see where the tube is bent.]]
 

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