I did, but then decided that discretion was the better part of valor and resisted the temptation.
I did put some lateral pressure on it and it just didn¡¯t feel right; probably because it¡¯s Invar.
If I ever get it back in the shop again, I¡¯ll give it a try.
I've bent them back when I've had no other choice and, probably 8 times out of 10, was successful. I'd suggest that after you bend it back into what seems to be right that you run the rod out (not in) and put some Never-Seez on the threads in the area where it had been bent just in case it starts to bind on the way back in; you'll have a better chance of backing it out for further tweaking without it galling up.
--- Jeff WN3A
