Fixing damaged ring?

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    Hi all,

    We have had a Looker 02 for a few years now and unfortunately the other day the ring part dropped onto a hard floor from quite a height. It all looked fine but since then it is very very difficult to put the cage part onto the ring (and take apart after) and more of a problem is that the lock no longer fits into its slot. It seems like it must have landed on one of the parts that stick out on the ring and knocked it just a little out of alignment.

    My question is if anyone has had this problem and has a good suggestion of how we can fix it ourselves? As it seems to be such a small change I cannot see it with the naked eye to know where to start, nor how to adjust just little enough to put it back to before (and not end up causing more damage). So if anyone has any suggestions of how to approach this it would be appreciated. Otherwise we need to see if we can get a new ring or maybe a new cage.
     
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    You should be able to adjust it... just use a soft mallet, such as [​IMG]
    Also, place it on a piece of wood when you attempt to hit it. If it's on metal or cement, it'll scratch and you don't want that. You can even take a piece of sturdy dowel and tap that against it with a hammer. Avoid metal to metal
     
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