| Broken weld on door frame [message #300559] |
Fri, 13 May 2016 23:57  |
Keith V
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Registered: March 2008
Location: Mounds View,MN
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redoing the interior wall and the hinge side door frame weld is completely broken. The door seems pretty solid. Should I go through the headache of getting it welded?
I can't weld aluminum so I'd have to take it somewhere
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
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Cell, 763-732-3419
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| Re: [GMCnet] Broken weld on door frame [message #300561 is a reply to message #300559] |
Sat, 14 May 2016 00:10  |
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ljdavick
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Location: Fremont, CA
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Keith,
I have the same issue and know precisely how it happened. When I picked up the coach from Tom Hampton in Ohio so long ago, we drove her out to California in a few very long pulls. Once home I wanted to visit the local stereo shop to see about installing a radio in the dash. As I was navigating traffic in the parking lot I got too close to sorriest looking mid-’80’s Cutlas when the lower hinge caught the front fender at the door and peeled it up like you might imagine opening a can-o-tomatoes…
Well, the door that had opened and closed with great precision now has a bit of a hitch to it. I’ve never fixed it even though one of my best friends has a sheet-metal shop and can weld anything. I have to get around to doing that…
Honestly I don’t know how big a job it is to remove the door.
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, CA
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Distributor
> On May 13, 2016, at 9:57 PM, Keith V wrote:
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> redoing the interior wall and the hinge side door frame weld is completely broken. The door seems pretty solid. Should I go through the headache of
> getting it welded?
> I can't weld aluminum so I'd have to take it somewhere
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/5186/medium/P1090146.JPG
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> Keith Vasilakes
> Mounds View. MN
> 75 ex Royale GMC
> 69 Vette
> 29 Dodge
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Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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| Re: [GMCnet] Broken weld on door frame [message #300572 is a reply to message #300561] |
Sat, 14 May 2016 10:16 |
tphipps
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Spanish Fort, AL
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Removing door is simple. Drive out hinge pins and it is in your hands, after you slip it out. Support the hinge with a sledge on the opposite side that you are driving out the pin. This helps absorb the shock when you drive out the pin, and to keep from bending either the hinge or the hinge attachment point in the doorframe. Two people job.
Reinstall the reverse of the removal method. I suggest on removal, remove bottom hinge pin first. On install, install top hinge pin first.
Do not seat the pins until you have both installed and the door closes properly.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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