anyone bent back a bent brake lever?

[twain]

received some combi levers/shifters today and discovered the levers are bent - is this beyond repair?
has anyone bent a lever back successfully before?
its on a set of LX M565 sti levers.

this is the worse of the 2:

 

[legrandefromage]

I use the hollow end of a seat post to bend them back.

 

[jimo746]

I've had mixed results, one returned to almost normal ok, the other snapped whilst trying to straighten it.
As above, using a tube of some sort to help bend the lever is a good idea.

 

[twain]

noted. i think my handle bar would do a god job - smaller ID might just do the trick.
thanks for the tip!

 

[xxnick1975]

Can you unscrew the lever?

Do you have a vice?

If yes, Warm it up and go slow, should be fine

 

[Andy R]

Can you unscrew the lever?

Do you have a vice?

If yes, Warm it up and go slow, should be fine

If you need to anneal aluminium then here's how - Heat it with a blowtorch with a soft flame until a matchstick will leave a charcoal mark when you rub it on the surface - then quench in cold water.

I'd cold set that lever though......

 

[legrandefromage]

If theres stretch marks, dont bother, its foobled.

 

[twain]

Re:

There aren't any stress marks. Will have a go with the worse one. Slowly does it....
Bought another set anyway. So may just use them as spares, donors.

 

[02gf74]

Heating the lever will reduce chance if it snapping. You can use the hob on the gas cooker to get it preety damn hot, then oip intk a vice and bend it whilst warm. Anneal as ^^^ suggests.

 

[twain]

Can you unscrew the lever?

Do you have a vice?

If yes, Warm it up and go slow, should be fine

If you need to anneal aluminium then here's how - Heat it with a blowtorch with a soft flame until a matchstick will leave a charcoal mark when you rub it on the surface - then quench in cold water.

I'd cold set that lever though......

by 'cold set' you mean bend it back as is right? no heating etc..??