Need Help Pulling Dent Honda Trail 70 Frame

[thursday]

Looking for help on removing this dent from my Honda Trail 70 frame. I have never done any bodywork. The sheet metal is .150"

The dent is in a precarious location due to the raised welded seam along the ridge of the two halves.

I used the harbor freight stud welder/dent puller with no luck. The studs kept breaking from the surface without any real improvement to the dent.

Is there another technique or tool I can use to remove this dent? I can't gain access to the backside of the dent due to the frame geometry.

 

[schiada96]

Looking for help on removing this dent from my Honda Trail 70 frame. I have never done any bodywork. The sheet metal is .150"

The dent is in a precarious location due to the raised welded seam along the ridge of the two halves.

I used the harbor freight stud welder/dent puller with no luck. The studs kept breaking from the surface without any real improvement to the dent.

Is there another technique or tool I can use to remove this dent? I can't gain access to the backside of the dent due to the frame geometry.

Vise grips on a slide hammer?


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[creativecars]

Weld a tab into the dented area then pull on the tab.
A picture would help.

 

[joe49]

In the back bone? Remove gas tank. Use blocking for a fulcrum. Use bars to pry dent out from inside. Some heat at the dent will help.

 

[Sevenhills1952]

Vise grips on a slide hammer?


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I was thinking that too...^^^^^

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[thursday]

I am not sure why my pictures were removed from the original post. I will try again.

https://imgur.com/a/RMleIqu

 

[lilredex]

Try putting some threads in the valleys and pull up using some tough bars and bolts on top. Cut a flap and insert some threaded bars below if threads do not hold. You can weld up the flaps later.

 

[Sevenhills1952]

Pinch center of dent with a large good pair Vice grip pliers. Securely chain that to a strong ceiling beam. With gloves&towels you and helper push down either end.

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[Mtlwright]

You won't get far working on the flat sheetmetal sides as that seam is acting like a reinforcing bar. I would use vise grips on a slide hammer with heat as suggested. Without heat, I think the seam will tear. Small movements until you get the seam back in line and using the studs on the sheetmetal as you go to work those back up so you don't create additional stretching. That would be my approach. I've found the slow, small but steady approach to moving sheetmetal works best for me. YMMV.

Good luck,

Bill

 

[Natemade]

Could you drill a couple strategically placed holes on the backside. Then hammer them out with a drift. Weld holes closed when finished

 

[captain14]

I am not sure why my pictures were removed from the original post. I will try again.

https://imgur.com/a/RMleIqu

Not an IT expert but if you remove the “s” from the link above , It should work.

 

[jd_1138]

Bondo unless you're doing a high-end restoration -- lol

 

[Sevenhills1952]

Pinch center of dent with a large good pair Vice grip pliers. Securely chain that to a strong ceiling beam. With gloves&towels you and helper push down either end.

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Heat at the dent great idea. This ^ idea with heat. It will pull out.

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[htmdude57]

Would it be possible, if you turned it upside down, to put a long pipe or 2 x 2 piece of wood inside the bottom opening, and pound out the dent from the inside?

 

[creativecars]

You need to pull up on the seam, Either a good clamp or weld on a tab. If you know someone with a cherry picker you could anchor each end of the frame to the legs of the cherry picker and jack up the clamp/tab until the dent comes out. Use a few light taps to help the metal move around. Good steady pressure will help you do a nice repair. A slide hammer without really holding the frame in place wont do anything but bounce the frame around. If you were close we could have it fixed in 20 minutes.

 

[Git]

I am not sure why my pictures were removed from the original post. I will try again.

https://imgur.com/a/RMleIqu

Your pictures weren't removed, they were linked properly

It's easier to just upload them to the forum and post them - that way the pics won't get deleted when something happens with the hosting service

 

[blunn]

Drill a 3/8” hole where you had the studs . Big washer / nut on the inside , attached to long bolt or all thread that is inserted thru a board or angle iron . Bridge the dent with the board/angle iron , tighten bolts to pull “up” the dent . You will need to heat the area around the dent , also add spacers between the board/angle iron so you can pull the dent up a bit higher than original to account for metal memory . Over pull it a little bit , tap down into the desired position . Weld up bolt holes , grind , apply a skim coat of body filler if needed . Agreed that seam/flange will make this a bit harder to fix .