| Re: [GMCnet] Door align tricks [message #214360] |
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hnielsen2
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Try Dennis Carpenter Restoration Auto.
At Dennis-Carpenter.Com
He sell a very simple but trick hinge pin remover.
I have used it on the last two hot rods we built.
1948 Chevy Convertible now living,in Uppsala Sweden pulled second out of fifty American cars this weekend.
The 1950 Chevy p/u we may bring to Coos Bay.
Try the pin remover it works.
Howard
74 Canyon Lands
All is well with my Lord
On Jul 14, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Todd Sullivan <sgltrac@gmail.com> wrote:
> I dont know if i missed the beginning of this tread where u mentioned why you plan on removing the pin? Unless there is slop or play in the hinge itself there is no benefit to removing and replacing the pin.
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> Todd Sullivan
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> On Jul 14, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Jeremy <jtknezek@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> erichb wrote on Sun, 14 July 2013 17:42
>>> Ok, there seems to be info on this topic, but there almost seems to be to much so here's the deal.
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>>> Door appears to follow the contour of body well so buldge not really an issue
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>>> In need of the best method to perhaps move a 1/8" CC rotation
>>> see pics
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>>> thanks
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>>> no screen door and the wear is a bit on the top of the pin. I do have replacement bushings and pins. A trick to remove old pins would be helpful as well.
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>>> Erich
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>> The best trick to removing the pins is to use a lot of your favorite bolt freeing liquid every day for a week or two before you try and release them. Then get an air chisel and pound them carefully up. Hopefully they come out in one piece. Brute force is the only thing that will work. I did hear that Alex Birch (of screen door fame) used some kind of hand clamp. Not sure how it attached or if it was a custom tool, but it was like a small vise that he could use to push the pin out. Apparently that also was a slow and difficult process, but probably destroyed the pins in place a lot less frequently than an air chisel or a big honking hammer would.
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>> I guess it goes without saying to be careful with the hammer or chisel not to destroy the side of your coach...
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>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Jeremy Knezek
>> 1976 Glenbrook
>> Birmingham, AL
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