I'm sure tere is a formula for stress relieving things like suspension arms
after heating and bending them, but I doubt that it is as simple as heating
and quenching. Water quenching will typically result in crystalization which
will cause the steel to be brittle.
Bill Lawrence
>
>Hi Bob,
>
>Probably not. Could weaken the metal. If you really want to try you
>should
>heat it up and bend then quench.
>
>Tracy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of Bob Spidell
>Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 8:36 AM
>To: healeylist
>Subject: Bending Shock Arms
>
>Anyone tried bending/straightening the arms on Armstrong shocks, or is
>that a no-no?
>
>
>bs
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