Bent dropout on a CWC frame tips please!

['48 Hawthorne]

I have this sweet CWC frame with patina you just can't buy, but there is a bend in the tube above the right dropout. I do not have a torch or such tools. I do have a good mallet, hammers, garage floor, and some carpeting. Any tips on the best way to do this and then tune the frame? Thanks Jordan

 

[scrumblero]

a large rubber mallet and some carpet is what I'd do... :roll:

 

[dougfisk]

A large adjustable (crescent) wrench will bend that right back I think.

 

[deorman]

A large adjustable (crescent) wrench will bend that right back I think.

The larger the better. :|

 

[sean1960]

I agree, use a large crescent wrench... Or put it in a bench vice. Clamp on the flat area of the frame ( the area where the tubing was pressed flat by the factory) and gently pull the frame back where it needs to be. Use caution if you put it in a vice the frame will bend easier than you might think!

 

['48 Hawthorne]

I carefully tried the crescent wrench trick tonight. It got it back pretty close, close enough to wanna build it up. It even managed to square the frame up some. Here's the after pics.