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Old 12-19-2005
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Bent tow loop upward

Any remedies to this or is it going to be me and my hammer tomorow?
 
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haha

when mine bent, it was me, and my hammer.

i wrapped my hammer in an old undershirt, to keep from chipping the coating.
 
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yeah!....u get it close to normal ? i can't wait to explain this one if my dad sees it
 
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yeah.

looks good enough. a little inward looking, but my parents don't examine tow loops or care! haha.

it's my truck.

they know it's been through alot.
 
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i pretty much pulled ur hunting truck out bout an hour ago
 
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yeah.

those little loops don't hold up as well as you'd think they do.
 
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got the sob out tho
 
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should i undo batery so i don't have to worry bout airbag poppin off
 
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haha.

i never even thought about that.
 
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IF the airbag goes off from that its defective.. imo.

Id take some old jeans or something and cushion it then break out the 2-3#
mini sledge on it.


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when i bought my truck, my passenger hook was bent down. When i went to do the body lift, and took the bumper off, it wasn't the hook that was bent, it was the cross frame. All i did was take the hook off, find a thick pry bar, and keep prying and working it. looks fine now
 
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i bent my cross member then just took the hooks off. this way it prevents me from using that weak piece.

i bent my cross-member so that the hook was 2 inches out and 1-1/2 inches up.
 
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it is the crossmember going to get it bent back down to normal and get a squre tube behind it.....adam's idea
 
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