Tow Vehicle Rear Ended, Need Frame Advice
I was stopped at a red light when my 2008 F150 was rear ended. The hitch took most of the impact, the body shop is replacing the tailgate, bumper and factory hitch. My concern is the hitch receive...
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He's talking about the frame where the receiver attaches to! They are already replacing the receiver. If the repair is done properly then it will not be an issue! We had an F250 here at the shop and it took us awhile to get any info from Ford. Basically if it pulls back into place it will be fine. If it needs heat it needs to stay under a certain temp. If it needed a frame it would have been totaled! It was a very clean low mileage PSD! The guy leaves his hitch in the receiver to keep people from hitting him! This is why you should never leave a hitch in place!
Did you by any chance have your hitch in your receiver?
Thank you, this is the kind of info I was looking for. No I did not have the hitch in the receiver. But it was a large old GMC Yukon that hit me at about 45mph. I think the GMC was totaled as it kind of went under my truck to some extent.
My truck actually did not look too bad, but my main concern was if they bend the frame brackets back a quarter to a half inch, to level the receiver, is the metal of such a composition to stay where they bend it back to, or will it be permanently weakened.
Thanks for all the replies.
When done properly the repair will be as good as new! The weakening comes from the over use of heat. Too much heat and the metal will become brittle and fatigue and crack eventually. With the small amount you need it pulled/straightened it shouldn't need anything more than a light pull to get it back into spec.
You'll be fine with the repair.
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