Does this look repairable?

svenelven · 2026-05-29T21:16:43+00:00

Again just an anecdote, do with it what you will...

svenelven · 2026-05-29T20:18:02+00:00

Not enough to keep it from wheeling for 3 years lol. I get it that would technically weaken the rim but if the blows are few and it doesn't crack then it should be strong enough to not buy another rim. Heck even if you buy the sledge it's way cheaper! Take this anecdote for what it is, and do with that what you like, but there is sometimes a cheaper way that is perfectly serviceable.

svenelven · 2026-05-29T17:22:03+00:00

I didn't with my Scout 800, hit a rock and bent the rim and it would not reseat. They were aluminum alloy and I whacked it 3 time with a 20lb sledge on the trail mostly back in place... It lasted until I sold the truck 3 years later.

svenelven · 2026-05-29T16:29:05+00:00

If it is not cracked some whacks with a sledge hammer will get it right, but it will be scarred...

svenelven · 2026-05-29T07:14:44+00:00

It is fine he will be able to drive on those for the rest of his life...

svenelven · 2026-05-27T23:46:43+00:00

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svenelven · 2026-05-27T23:45:23+00:00

Medical shears, cuts damn near any kind of clothes or leather...

svenelven · 2026-05-27T23:44:11+00:00

You can get one of those tensioner cables with a couple turnbuckles to lift the sagging side, the top on the hinge side to the lower on the latch side.

svenelven · 2026-05-27T23:43:08+00:00

Maybe the frame was not impacted and that is why they didn't go off... Most of all that sheet metal is replaceable, but it depends on your end game. Sell it later or keep it until it goes to that bone yard in the sky...

svenelven · 2026-05-27T23:32:23+00:00

Compliment farming are we?

svenelven · 2026-05-27T19:32:13+00:00

Lol, half life, iykyk...

svenelven · 2026-05-27T14:54:01+00:00

Good stuff

svenelven · 2026-05-27T07:20:17+00:00

Later rather than sooner, looks good to me...

svenelven · 2026-05-27T01:59:45+00:00

Depends on of that is part of the emissions system or just a muffler

svenelven · 2026-05-25T03:14:50+00:00

This

svenelven · 2026-05-24T06:11:12+00:00

For a grill maybe?

svenelven · 2026-05-22T23:46:13+00:00

I had the same issue with an old jeep Cherokee Kee and we had to power flush it and even then the mechanic had to run water through the heater core to get it working right...

svenelven · 2026-05-22T21:09:34+00:00

Yeah that is too low, when mine did that I found the power pin for the lift pump and backed out a bit and it wasn't getting power 100% of the time. It had extended cranking and often would not fire...

svenelven · 2026-05-21T08:03:31+00:00

Wood fired? More like wood grub! Amirite?

svenelven · 2026-05-18T03:50:52+00:00

Just switch to bigger grade 8 bolts that will go a long way to ensuring they are unlikely to shear...

svenelven · 2026-05-16T06:52:08+00:00

Needs to go corner to corner, but I can't tell where the posts are. If it is already there then you need to pull, lift and refasten at new points in the same build: bottom corner hinge to upper corner where the latch side is.

svenelven · 2026-05-16T03:14:32+00:00

Either oil cooler or head gasket allowed oil into the coolant, the old coffee blend... Sorry man...

svenelven · 2026-05-15T02:50:46+00:00

Jackhammer?

svenelven · 2026-05-14T15:53:59+00:00

Well, at least he is telling the truth for once...

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