Spreading 2 metal bars

[The Black Flash]

mondeoman said:

Cant you just drill out the mounting points a bit?

This, surely. Make the holes into elongated slots, with a dremmel or small hand file. Should take abouuuuuuuuut 10 minutes, if you want to do it neatly, 3 or 4 if you don't care so much.

[philbrooker]

Are you anywhere near Rickmansworth ? If so PM me and you are more than welcome to pop into work and use our jaws of life spreaders

[mph1977]

scdan4 said:

The Moose said:

It's actually a hoop that needs to be expanded...by 2 millimetres.

(unless i've misunderstood)

2 straps, one on each side. Each strap attached to something fecking sturdy (an avenueof trees in the local park will work well, for example)

take up the tension so you have a tightrope with the pannier rack as a soft link in the middle.

click, click, done.

a concievable option

[englisharcher]

Go to the local fire station, slip them 20 quid, 2 seconds with the jaws of life.

Job jobed.

[HoggyR32]

englisharcher said:

Go to the local fire station, slip them 20 quid, 2 seconds with the jaws of life.

Job jobed.

+1 Your pretty much guaranteed to find at least one biker/petrolhead on any watch that would be more than happy to help.

[mat777]

Tried putting over a big vice and winding the vice apart?

[Conian]

[mybrainhurts]

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...

[silver surfer]

mybrainhurts said:

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...

Afirmative!

[SpeckledJim]

Closed Bolt-Cutters and wooden blocks to make up the gap. Then pull open the bolt cutters.

[GC8]

For fks sake Jim! Ive spent five minutes reading every suggestion before typing that exact solution!

[GC8]

Still, I like your thinking.

[Crafty_]

2mm thick? you aren't going to do it without hydraulics, even then you're more likely to just bend the top & bottom bars than stretch the side bars.

Cut, add a small section & re-weld.

Or, make new brackets? can you make a slider plate for the brackets?

[supersingle]

So how did you do it OP? We need some closure here!

[Gorilla Boy]

Enerpac bottle jack will do it easily, if not use threaded bar and heat.

[mybrainhurts]

Ah, yes...this takes me back

I tried all these methods to get the ex to spread her legs by 2mm....

Nothing worked...

[TheHeretic]

mybrainhurts said:

Ah, yes...this takes me back

I tried all these methods to get the ex to spread her legs by 2mm....

Nothing worked...

Yup... Rigor Mortis is a toughie... Pervert.

[mybrainhurts]