Bent Ear

ithacaartist · 03-08-2017, 02:55 AM

I'm kind of with DJU on this one. Any forces exerted on the "ear" by its function of "breaking" the locked aspect of the joint will not be exerted in a way so as to take any advantage of any potential weakness. With the proper set-up, as David suggests, it can be done gently and effectively.

I'd check the axle pin and safety lever, of course, but if they were OK--even if the safety lever also needs adjustment--I would bite for perhaps $1k, and bring it back. If everything else checks out, I would not be afraid to shoot it.

03-08-2017, 02:55 AM	#10
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,403 Thanks: 7,572 Thanked 2,651 Times in 1,395 Posts	I'm kind of with DJU on this one. Any forces exerted on the "ear" by its function of "breaking" the locked aspect of the joint will not be exerted in a way so as to take any advantage of any potential weakness. With the proper set-up, as David suggests, it can be done gently and effectively. I'd check the axle pin and safety lever, of course, but if they were OK--even if the safety lever also needs adjustment--I would bite for perhaps $1k, and bring it back. If everything else checks out, I would not be afraid to shoot it. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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