How to bend transfer lever?

[muffins]

I've just done a body lift on my car (92 pajero) and I need to bend the transfer lever to make it fit - what are some ways I can do this?

[mhgill]

Heat it up with an oxy or a BBQ and bend it, or put it in a vice and smash it with a hammer, either way you'll have to remove the shifter from the car.

[muffins]

If it's hot, will it bend fairly easily?

[PJ.zook]

If it's hot, will it bend fairly easily?

Yes it will. Just take it out, heat up the shaft with an oxy and bend.
Maybe get a mate over who knows a bit more what they are doing though.

[bigbear]

If you can drive a car you can heat something up and bend it.

What sources of heat do you have? a BBQ flame should get a 12mm bar hot enough to bend. If your cashed up enough, invest in a blow torch and hose for a bbq bottle.

When ya bend it, depending on how much length you have to play with on either side of where you want to bend, you could hold it with 2 vice grips, or stick one end in a vice and yank it around.

Dont quench it in water, it could already be work hardened from when they initially made it, it could be sh*t steel and go brittle and break.

[-Scott-]

My neighbour stuck mine in his vice on a big heavy bench, slid a length of pipe over the end and applied force.

I would not have believed it if I hadn't seen it.

[patrol man]

I cut and welded mine, seem to be the easiest at the time.

[hiluxmad]

heat with oxy cool in sand.
BTW mark where it needs to be bent before/during removal

[pedr]

you cant cut the floor at all?

[wrksux]

or go all out and machine a new one......