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06-10-2005, 05:04 AM
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Young One
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: La Porte Indiana
Posts: 138
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Door hinge Pins.
What's the best way to remove them. I was able to got the tops out easy with a hammer. The lower pins will not move. Total f****d up the driver side trying to get it out. Want to see if I can save the pass side.
Thanks
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06-10-2005, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Muskegon,MI,USA
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Heating the hinge with a torch works good. Just heat the area around the pin and drive it out.
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06-12-2005, 06:01 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: "Under Montana skies."
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Yeah, like JimK hinted at, only the splines near the head cause the pins to stay stuck. Since I was replacing the pins, I had success hamering out the pins with a punch over a vice's jaws opened only the width of the pin head. I sprayed them generously with penetrating oil, first. The shock of the 2.5lb hammer strikes seemed to help break the pins free. Worked better than a hydraulic press I tried on two hinges before giving up on the press.
When I install the new pins, if one doesn't go in easy, I think I'll try freezing the pins and lightly oven heating the hinge that takes the pin's splines.
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