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Radar78

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• Feb 12, 2013

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I have a '12 Proclimb 800 and I slightly bent the skid where the outside idler wheel bolts on. When I discovered it, the idler was sticking up about a 1/4 of an inch above the track. My question is, can I just bend it back into place? Will it require a little heat?

 

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• Feb 13, 2013

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leave the wheels off. take them all off and put a set of scratchers on it. you're lucky thats all you bent

 

Phizzer

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• Feb 13, 2013

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Leave the wheels off, get a BDX antistab kit, and I don't know about those rails...looks like it tweaked not sides pretty good. There have been multiple skids out of the proclimb that are having the exact problem you have.

 

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• Feb 13, 2013

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if its not affecting the performance i would leave it.aluminum does not like to bend twice.as stated leave the wheels off so it doesent happen again

 

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• Feb 13, 2013

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You can hook a crescent wrench over the top of that and bend it back straight. I have done it before.

 

WyoBoy1000

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• Feb 13, 2013

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I would get some 1/4" aluminum and make plates to fit over it and drill a hole behind that one, then drill through the plate to bolt into three holes and clamp the rail. getting a bolt in the holes will lesson the chance of more bending and the plate will add strength. Then I would just run it.