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04-03-2011, 08:33 AM

The racerx

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Originally Posted by The racerx

I don't know if I would want to do it with that tool above, seems like a battle between those 2 different pieces of metal. I would not want any even minor warping of anything that spins as fast as an axle or brake disc. Any out of balance amount will create major problems.

I do not offer any advice nor do I suggest a way to do this as it may be dangerous. Research and pay a professional. I have seen it done with sports equipment, but I forget the particulars.

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Originally Posted by BretW

Not sure if you understand how the roller works. Nothing is spinning and it's not dangerous. The roller is adjusted by by small screw jacks to maintain pressure on the lip and it's moved back and forth by hand. The Eastwood has slots and different bolt patterns. I'll try it on my turbo and see if it fits.

2 DIFFERENT thoughts in my first post, 1 in each paragraph.

1) Referring to the roller device -- by using that you are applying mechanical force on both the sheet metal body work and the brake disk/axle. Anyone doing this is assuming all force goes 100% against the body work. This is wishful thinking. The axle is stronger but both pieces are feeling force. Any minute bit that the axle or bearings or brake disc get pushed out of alignment during this hand procedure could result in a vibration at speed when the car is being driven later on.

2) Fender rolling is quite common amongst 928 owners. Other than that I will not expand on it as I don't advise it and would say hire a professional. I used dangerous as a disclaimer but any of these messing with factory settings things could be dangerous if done by the wrong person.

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