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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: rabbitman on May 05, 2009, 12:54:07 pm

Title: Heat shield reshaping
Post by: rabbitman on May 05, 2009, 12:54:07 pm

Hey, I recall reading that it was possible to bend a heat shield back to original shape and reuse 'em. Anybody done this?

Title: Heat shield reshaping
Post by: maxfax on May 05, 2009, 04:51:25 pm

If it counts for anythign I tried once..  I think the hydraulic press was a bit too much though..  Screwed them up big time..

Title: Heat shield reshaping
Post by: RabbitJockey on May 05, 2009, 06:41:45 pm

a guy i know does this i used his stuff to do it on my old car, seemed to work fine.  and hes done it on all his cars for years, i forget how it works but i remember there was a ball bearing involved.

Title: Heat shield reshaping
Post by: hamradio on May 05, 2009, 06:46:18 pm

IMO, rebending heat shields is kinda janky...just buy new ones for $4.

Title: Heat shield reshaping
Post by: rabbitman on May 05, 2009, 07:12:04 pm

All good points.

Yeah I remember now about the ball bearing, I made an ugly tool that kinda pushed it back to original shape.
I get tired of wanting to pull my injectors out but not having new shields, I guess I should just stock up. Thanks :)

Title: Heat shield reshaping
Post by: vanbcguy on May 05, 2009, 09:01:17 pm

There's a few things that whenever I buy, I buy twice as many as I need... Heat shields are one, inner tubes for my bikes are another...

Both are cheap when you can plan ahead, but if you need them at 6:58 on Friday evening they're worth about 10x their actual value...