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Old 08-10-2020, 04:48 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by Dennisfly View Post
I tried the 5/16 eye-bolt method and straightened the eyes out without bending the shifter!! Will a regular propane torch be hot enough or is acetylene required?
Haha, you must have an exceptionally strong shifter or some really weak 5/16" eye bolts. People have claimed to bend them by hand.

Now if you are trying to bend a Mitchell shifter, that is a different story. They are solid S/S.

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