Paulo P

I've got a new front door to fit on my sapph on the drivers side. I know you can remove them by removing the whole hinge by unbolting it but on the drivers side I can't easily get to the nuts that hold the hinge to the chassis and I had quite alot of trouble re-aligning the passenger door after I've just changed it.

Is it easy to remove the door pins to leave the bolted part of the hinge in place?

Thanks

JTECH James

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i would do it via pin removal mate

Paulo P

How hard is it to remove the pins? Can you simply drive them out?

Glenn_

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The top bolts on the hinge that hold the door on are behind the dash. They are a bit of a nightmare to get at.

Paulo P

I know I've just changed the passenger door but the drivers door ones are more obscured and I can't be arsed to remove the dash

Glenn_

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Try knocking the door hinge pins out if you can.

JTECH James

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there is a special pin removing tool, but you may be able to get away with a long thin punch so you dont damage the door

vyper developments

I have never had any luck driving out the door pins only because they are in a awkward position, even using the special tool! If you manage to get the bottom one out the top one is real pain especially if its rusty!

CheeRS, Mike

TurboFlush

I had to do the passenger side and I just removed the whole hinge.

I would worry about using a punch and hammer to remove the pin.. as it might un align the hinge.


on the mustangs you just drill out the center of the pin |<---- then it breaks in half. both ends can then be pulled out. hinges on them wear out prety quick though due to the heavy doors.



TF