[ARC5] BC-455 front panel staightening

[Andrew Kopke]

Hello everyone , There was a post on this somewhere and I can't find it now. It looks somewhat east to remove the variable cap. Remove dial ,knob ,antenna insulator with proper wrench ( maybe ignition wrench) and then some solder joints. My question is how do you go about straightening the front panel ? It's bent inward so much that the edge of the dial chaff's on the plastic indicator . I was thinking of some wood blocks in-between a vise. I also have a slight dent in the rear corner back by the connector ,but I don't think there's much I can do about it.

73, Andrew