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Mike CA

11-11-2007 09:18:06




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I posted this on the auto body forum, but that place is a little dead.

I bought an oil pan for my '44 Farmall H at a junkyard. It has a dent on the bottom towards the back. I can see it poking through on the inside. Also, the area around the drain plug seems to be caved in a bit.
I've never done any bodywork on anything, but I'd like to straighten out this pan before I put it on the tractor.
What do I do? If you need pictures let me know and I'll snap a couple and put them up.

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chuck craig in SUNNY SOCA

11-11-2007 18:15:08




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 Re: oil pan dent in reply to Mike CA, 11-11-2007 09:18:06  
MIKE give me a call.We could help if you dont think we are too far away.



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Andy Motteberg

11-11-2007 12:37:57




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 Re: oil pan dent in reply to Mike CA, 11-11-2007 09:18:06  
Try lightly tapping the dent on the inside with a rubber head hammer. Don't hit it too hard or you might beat a hole in the pan.



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Michael Soldan

11-11-2007 10:58:08




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 Re: oil pan dent in reply to Mike CA, 11-11-2007 09:18:06  
I have straightened them over the years on an M, H and a Mercury. Take the pan off, lay it on a block of wood.Start from the outer edges of the dent and tap with a hammer and keep working in a circle around the dent, closing it as you move in, eventually you will see the pan coming back into shape and the impact area will stand out, keep working around and inward and you will end up with a decent dent repair, don't hammer hard, go slowly from outside inward and you will do a good job. Most pans I have had off had ripples from the steel press that made them, thet were never perfect to begin with, I guarantee no one will ever look at your tractor and say "Hey, how did you dent your Pan?"

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CNKS

11-11-2007 10:56:48




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 Re: oil pan dent in reply to Mike CA, 11-11-2007 09:18:06  
As to the dent, do as B-maniac said on the paint and bodywork forum. Then instead of body filler, after you have it shaped as best you can, fill the depressions with JB Weld, sand smooth and fill the scratches with body filler. Although I have had no experience using body filler as suggested, I would be a little leery about using it on places where there is heat, such as the bottom of an oil pan, I could be mistaken.

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CNKS

11-11-2007 10:50:31




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 Re: oil pan dent in reply to Mike CA, 11-11-2007 09:18:06  
Mike, if you think it is dead, look at the archives. All your potential questions are answered there, already, and then some.



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tackhammertime

11-11-2007 10:00:10




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 Re: oil pan dent in reply to Mike CA, 11-11-2007 09:18:06  
My 1940 H has ripples in the side of the pan were the 1st owner high centered a stump in 1942 They straightened it out best they could and brazed up the hole. I left it that way shows character, and what people done to keep them running.



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mark

11-11-2007 09:48:26




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 Re: oil pan dent in reply to Mike CA, 11-11-2007 09:18:06  
Mike,

If I wanted it done right....the dents pulled out, without making things worse, I'd probably take it to a good body man and see what kind of magic he could work. When those dents get made, they stretch the metal and it never squeezes back, just right. Somebody who makes their living taking out dents would have the right answer. Otherwise, I suppose you can just fill them with Bondo and sand it smooth.

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