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Originally Posted by octanemaestro
Do you think you could discern whether there is a potential bend where the trailing arm attaches to the body by way of examining a photograph like a radiologist would dowith an x-ray?
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They can bend but it is odd to have happen. If in a huge impact odds are they will crack more than bend or both.
You can straighten them but you would need to anneal them say 550+ degrees F for at least 3 hours then you need to straighten them right away. They would need to be solution treated and aged afterwords to strengthen them. Problem is they could warp again if not quenched properly after the solution heat.
X-ray or Penetrant inspection on a part like this will only show cracks and not bends.
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