Proud_Dad Seriously Crusin Dubber
151 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·
Trying to get the hinge pins out is starting to drive me nuts. Manual says i need a special tool. How does everyone else do it?
Feeling a little unhinged
Hertz www.melburgluft.com
1,080 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·
A punch, a hammer, some wd40, a strong arm, lots of patience. Keep on hitting, dont let it beat you, and it will eventually give. Carefull with that hmmer though.
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Wouldnt have thought it was a job for the garage.
I have always heard of it being done in a press
I have always heard of it being done in a press
Futue te ipsum!!!
barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem
9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
ive seen them drilled out but that was a special case
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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DUB54V Seriously Crusin Dubber
126 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
i drilled out my ones..measure a thousand times and when your 100% sure go for it
Proud_Dad Seriously Crusin Dubber
151 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·
Yeah i'll admit it got the better of me this morning. Got fed up and moved onto something else. something just as frustrating. tried to pull the strut out but one of the bolts to the steering knuckle wouldnt budge no matter what. after half a day of heating, belting, and screaming I caved in and took to it with an angle grinder.... heheh felt a lot better....
For a few seconds after i stared at the hinges and contemplated showing those pins who's boss but then thought better of it..
For a few seconds after i stared at the hinges and contemplated showing those pins who's boss but then thought better of it..
56astro Custom Title Time!
1,772 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I had to get mine off to fit a mirror.
I used WD40 and a air chisel and moil. I couldn't budge it. It even flattened out the point on the moil.
I couldn't work out why the hell the pin wouldn't budge.
THEN I realised what was going on. There was paint across the top of the pin and the WD40 wasn't getting in.
Knocked a bit of the paint away and came out, easy-as!
Make sure the lub is getting in where it's needed.
I used WD40 and a air chisel and moil. I couldn't budge it. It even flattened out the point on the moil.
I couldn't work out why the hell the pin wouldn't budge.
THEN I realised what was going on. There was paint across the top of the pin and the WD40 wasn't getting in.
Knocked a bit of the paint away and came out, easy-as!
Make sure the lub is getting in where it's needed.
VW car, VW engine ...... keepin it "real"
35MPG on 101.3kPa
Proud_Dad Seriously Crusin Dubber
151 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·
Hey thanks 56astro, that just might be the thing, Sounds very familar. I've give it a go this arvo....
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Ahhhh.... gotta love late 2 bolt struts :thumbProud_Dad wrote:and moved onto something else. something just as frustrating. tried to pull the strut out but one of the bolts to the steering knuckle wouldnt budge no matter what. ......
Keep it up.
Your doing a grand job!
Futue te ipsum!!!