Bending back engine hoisting hook plate

[trd_st184]

Hey all, I am just cleaning up the last bits on my manual conversion and I noticed the engine hook that bolts to the head is bent, its pretty thick metal (3-4mm thick) and I think it may have happened when lifting the motor in place.

I tried bending it back in the vice but its far too thick.

I'd find a replacement but the hook is unique to the caldina st215

Any advice in bending it back in place? I know it will never be as strong but the hook at the moment is bent in the path of the intercooler/intake pipe. I need to bend it to the right.

[dnegative]

I tried bending it back in the vice but its far too thick.

Try again, I bent a bit of 100x100x5 plate in my shitty vice, took a bunch of solid hits with a lump hammer but it bent

[trd_st184]

Try again, I bent a bit of 100x100x5 plate in my shitty vice, took a bunch of solid hits with a lump hammer but it bent

Your on a roll today, thats the second time you've helped me out dnegative

Thanks again

[Bananaman]

Other option is to find a large bar that fits over the top, and bend it that way.. Less effort than hammering. Big arsed plumbers wrench also an option, though likely to mark it

[big_zop]

Or if you have the engine in place then just remove it if its not integral to any other mounts for the engine/ancillarys.

If you need to use it again, put it in a vice and put some heat into it before going to town with a hammer on it.

[trd_st184]

Thanks for all the suggestions

There are 2 plates that bolt onto the hoist bracket on the gen 4 caldina so I may need to make up a small bracket out of some alloy to hold these in place.

[banana_socks]

I'd probably remove it, if its not too much hassle. Had to remove one from my 3SGTE after fitting a new fuel rail. Otherwise a bigger hammer solves most issues.