| Amazake | 03-11-2006 05:07 PM |
Bent intercooler fin fix for the lazy.
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Does any one know of one? :) I am lazy, and don't feel like using tweezers and toothpick.
I find it hard to believe that a "rake" or quick solution hasn't been made yet.
Maybe, I am searching in the wrong places?
I find it hard to believe that a "rake" or quick solution hasn't been made yet.
Maybe, I am searching in the wrong places?
| MartinD | 03-11-2006 05:09 PM |
Tweezers actually work the best. Clip the bent fin and pull straight up, works wonders...
Martin:)
Martin:)
| WR^2X | 03-11-2006 05:16 PM |
If you're lazy, clean and repair once, then invest in a screen.
| gusto | 03-11-2006 05:32 PM |
[url]http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&itemID=2071&keyword=43070[/url]
im sure they have something at autozone that fits your needs...
im sure they have something at autozone that fits your needs...
| Amazake | 03-11-2006 05:37 PM |
Gus-
those radiator fins are much finer/ tighter than the intercooler and I don't think they line up
those radiator fins are much finer/ tighter than the intercooler and I don't think they line up
| DiscoWagon | 03-11-2006 06:36 PM |
screwdriver works pretty well.
| Worxman02 | 03-11-2006 08:40 PM |
[QUOTE=DiscoWagon]screwdriver works pretty well.[/QUOTE]
/\ That's what I do. Just stick a slotted screwdriver between the fins and gently bend them back.
/\ That's what I do. Just stick a slotted screwdriver between the fins and gently bend them back.
| DrD | 03-11-2006 10:08 PM |
I just use a really fine screwdriver, too. I bet one of the little doo-dads they make for radiator fins would work well, too.
| Mr. Sadface | 03-12-2006 12:20 AM |
+4 for flathead screwdriver!
| HiVoltg12 | 03-12-2006 03:53 PM |
I use a small drill bit....
| natoli4 | 03-12-2006 11:16 PM |
two flatblade screwdrivers...one in each hand. sandwich each thin piece of aluminum fin in between each screw driver and slide back and forth.
| offset | 03-13-2006 12:39 AM |
Chopsticks = the JDM winning way!! (j/k, but who knows it might work)
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offset
| BurtonCR | 03-13-2006 09:44 AM |
Found a radiator fin straightener at Harbor Freight for like $2.50. It has 5 different spacing options and it works perfect. Fixes about 8 or so fins at a time.
edit - that eastwood one is the same as the harbor freight one only 5x the price.
edit - that eastwood one is the same as the harbor freight one only 5x the price.
| Davenow | 03-13-2006 11:04 AM |
[QUOTE=Amazake]Does any one know of one? :) I am lazy, and don't feel like using tweezers and toothpick.
I find it hard to believe that a "[b]rake[/b]" or quick solution hasn't been made yet.
Maybe, I am searching in the wrong places?[/QUOTE]
It has been, but it works like garbage. I use a 90 degree pick.
The rakes work like garbage because our fins are not parralel. They go at angles, and the rake will physically rip several loose at a time.
I find it hard to believe that a "[b]rake[/b]" or quick solution hasn't been made yet.
Maybe, I am searching in the wrong places?[/QUOTE]
It has been, but it works like garbage. I use a 90 degree pick.
The rakes work like garbage because our fins are not parralel. They go at angles, and the rake will physically rip several loose at a time.
| fokai | 03-13-2006 01:33 PM |
sell yours and buy a used one in good condition.... but that probably takes more work than tweezers.
| Wagun | 03-13-2006 06:30 PM |
[QUOTE=BurtonCR]Found a radiator fin straightener at Harbor Freight for like $2.50. It has 5 different spacing options and it works perfect. Fixes about 8 or so fins at a time.
edit - that eastwood one is the same as the harbor freight one only 5x the price.[/QUOTE]
Like someone else said, those things are meant for radiators, not Subie intercoolers.
edit - that eastwood one is the same as the harbor freight one only 5x the price.[/QUOTE]
Like someone else said, those things are meant for radiators, not Subie intercoolers.
| Make7upyours728 | 07-08-2006 08:17 AM |
question on this, do you bend them while the IC is still hot after driving, or when it has cooled down or like 1st thing in the morning??
| offset | 07-08-2006 08:20 AM |
Whenever.
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| DrD | 07-08-2006 08:27 AM |
yup - doesn't matter when - hot, cold, whatever.
| IronMonkeyL255 | 07-08-2006 09:02 AM |
I fixed mine with the i/c sitting on my floor.....
| turbo tecnica | 07-08-2006 10:10 AM |
Add me to the list of +1 for flathead screwdrivers.
| livnlegacy | 07-08-2006 10:19 AM |
yep, +1 small (eyeglasses type) flathead screwdriver...I have one that's the perfect diameter for the round end of the fin openings...
| WRXSIG | 07-08-2006 10:51 AM |
screw driver or needle nose...whatevers closer when im around...
| scooby24 | 03-24-2014 10:55 AM |
Bumping this thread to present this most boring DIY ever.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YA6hnxIL1k"]How to fix bent intercooler fins - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YA6hnxIL1k"]How to fix bent intercooler fins - YouTube[/ame]
| sc00ter | 03-24-2014 06:50 PM |
^ :lol:. Jesus Christ....
| SPCDill07WRX | 03-24-2014 10:07 PM |
He says it boring in the video....the post warns you that its boring and still most of us still probably clicked and watched some of it lol
| scooby24 | 03-24-2014 10:31 PM |
But look how much better it is!
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qvpXr2D.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XDUDS6x.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qvpXr2D.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XDUDS6x.jpg[/IMG]
| Kuros | 03-24-2014 10:41 PM |
its actually very easy to do with a screwdriver/tweezers. Very quick too
| pezcore | 03-24-2014 10:46 PM |
I used the little nail file attached to metal nail clippers. Fit in there perfectly. Still took a while.
Basically lazy and fixing these do not mix.
Basically lazy and fixing these do not mix.
| sc00ter | 03-25-2014 12:47 PM |
[quote=SPCDill07WRX;41672367]He says it boring in the video....the post warns you that its boring and still most of us still probably clicked and watched some of it lol[/quote]
Absolutely. :lol:
Absolutely. :lol:
| Kuros | 03-25-2014 02:04 PM |
I have a complaint about how boring that video is.
Who do i send my complaint to?
Obama?
Who do i send my complaint to?
Obama?
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