Beetle door hinge pins

Jeza Officially Full-On Dubber

353 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 21 Jun 2004, 7:09 pm

#190150

Hello all

Just a quick Q

I've had my door hinge pins replaced by an engineering shop BUT there is still a small amount of play in the hinge.

I'm not sure what beetle hinges are like when new but I would have thought that they had no easily detectable play.

Can any one confirm or deny this?

Should I be taking the door back and asking for closer tolerances.

Thanks
Jeremy

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Jun 2004, 9:11 pm

#190259

YEP there should be NO play at all.

there are 1st and 2nd oversize pins avaialble.

If you havea standard pin in the door and you have play Its got to be reamed out to next over size. This aint easy unless you have done them before

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Jeza Officially Full-On Dubber

353 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 22 Jun 2004, 5:27 am

#190457

Dave

Thanks once again for your help.

Right!, door is going back to the engineer to be done properly...

Cheers
Jeremy

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