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sondo007 said:
How do you get .5 degree bend in your DFW?

sondo007

On a serious note, have you purchased the Oil Secrets video from DD4H? He has an fantastic tutorial on how to groove and bend the FDW axle. That video is full of helpful ideas on how to build a car. That being said, here is the short version

1) Insert axle into your wheel
2) With a sharpie pen trace on the axle where the inside hub is located with the wheel flush to the head
3) Remove axle from the wheel and place it in a drill press or dremel.
4) After axle is secure, turn on dremel/drill press.
5) While axle is spinning, place a triagle file on the marked area of the axle. Gently form a groove.
6) Place axle in a vise. Groove area should be a hair above the top of the vise.
7) place the tip of a flat head screw driver in the groove of the axle. With a hammer gently tap the back of the screw driver. The axle will start to bend. One gentle tap will be about .5 degree. Additional taps will warrant a higher degree bend.

Also I think one of the 5 guys(5 Kids/ 5 J's) has a nice picture version of what I said.
 
LOL.... 5's Guys....

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