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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brdgbldr" data-source="post: 126072" data-attributes="member: 7474">First thing I would do is look for any cracks in the lift arms. You will need to clean then look real well and focus on stress points like welds, pins and angle points, but look everywhere. I have found cracks in the midpoint of the arms.Then look and feel for dents or deformations. The arms are hollow and can deform and bend.Keep in mind that since the arms are on the machine, the bend or deformation may be more severe then it looks. The frame of the machine may be holding it straighter then it truly is.The best way to straiten the arms is to remove them, get them on a flat surface, heat the bend or deformation and then use clamps and come alongs to straighten. The key is to heat to the perfect temp. Too hot you change the characteristics of the steel, too cold and you put stress in the steel.You can also just try to bend them back using a system similar to an automobile frame straitening jig. This can however put stress in the steel and could potentially bend something else.Hope this helps</blockquote>