XJ Door Hinge - I'm in trouble!
04-17-2004, 09:13 PM
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Re: XJ Door Hinge - I'm in trouble!
I bet you're out there oiling them now.
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John Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi Brian - I went through this a couple of years ago, with about the
> same struggle you had. Finally sawed partway through one section of
> the hinge in a spot where the weight of the door wouldn't cause
> problems, drove a chisel into the sawcut, and got the remains of the
> pin out. However, I could *not* get the factory hinge pin set to
> install properly, even in a hinge which I didn't use the saw on -
> there's a sort of plastic or wire mesh sleeve included, which I
> demolish trying to insert it, and without it, there's too much
> clearance between the pin and the bushings. But! What I wound up using
> was even cheaper (versus welding on whole new hinges - why would you
> buy a new hinge assembly, when all you need is a pin?) - steel roll
> pins (spring pins)! Can't recall the length and diameter offhand, but
> that's what was in there before I started the job, and that's what was
> in there when I finished. Cost = about $2 at Canadian Tire. Been
> working just fine ever since.
>
> John Thompson
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
John Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi Brian - I went through this a couple of years ago, with about the
> same struggle you had. Finally sawed partway through one section of
> the hinge in a spot where the weight of the door wouldn't cause
> problems, drove a chisel into the sawcut, and got the remains of the
> pin out. However, I could *not* get the factory hinge pin set to
> install properly, even in a hinge which I didn't use the saw on -
> there's a sort of plastic or wire mesh sleeve included, which I
> demolish trying to insert it, and without it, there's too much
> clearance between the pin and the bushings. But! What I wound up using
> was even cheaper (versus welding on whole new hinges - why would you
> buy a new hinge assembly, when all you need is a pin?) - steel roll
> pins (spring pins)! Can't recall the length and diameter offhand, but
> that's what was in there before I started the job, and that's what was
> in there when I finished. Cost = about $2 at Canadian Tire. Been
> working just fine ever since.
>
> John Thompson
04-17-2004, 09:13 PM
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Re: XJ Door Hinge - I'm in trouble!
I bet you're out there oiling them now.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
John Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi Brian - I went through this a couple of years ago, with about the
> same struggle you had. Finally sawed partway through one section of
> the hinge in a spot where the weight of the door wouldn't cause
> problems, drove a chisel into the sawcut, and got the remains of the
> pin out. However, I could *not* get the factory hinge pin set to
> install properly, even in a hinge which I didn't use the saw on -
> there's a sort of plastic or wire mesh sleeve included, which I
> demolish trying to insert it, and without it, there's too much
> clearance between the pin and the bushings. But! What I wound up using
> was even cheaper (versus welding on whole new hinges - why would you
> buy a new hinge assembly, when all you need is a pin?) - steel roll
> pins (spring pins)! Can't recall the length and diameter offhand, but
> that's what was in there before I started the job, and that's what was
> in there when I finished. Cost = about $2 at Canadian Tire. Been
> working just fine ever since.
>
> John Thompson
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
John Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi Brian - I went through this a couple of years ago, with about the
> same struggle you had. Finally sawed partway through one section of
> the hinge in a spot where the weight of the door wouldn't cause
> problems, drove a chisel into the sawcut, and got the remains of the
> pin out. However, I could *not* get the factory hinge pin set to
> install properly, even in a hinge which I didn't use the saw on -
> there's a sort of plastic or wire mesh sleeve included, which I
> demolish trying to insert it, and without it, there's too much
> clearance between the pin and the bushings. But! What I wound up using
> was even cheaper (versus welding on whole new hinges - why would you
> buy a new hinge assembly, when all you need is a pin?) - steel roll
> pins (spring pins)! Can't recall the length and diameter offhand, but
> that's what was in there before I started the job, and that's what was
> in there when I finished. Cost = about $2 at Canadian Tire. Been
> working just fine ever since.
>
> John Thompson
04-17-2004, 09:13 PM
#113
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Re: XJ Door Hinge - I'm in trouble!
I bet you're out there oiling them now.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
John Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi Brian - I went through this a couple of years ago, with about the
> same struggle you had. Finally sawed partway through one section of
> the hinge in a spot where the weight of the door wouldn't cause
> problems, drove a chisel into the sawcut, and got the remains of the
> pin out. However, I could *not* get the factory hinge pin set to
> install properly, even in a hinge which I didn't use the saw on -
> there's a sort of plastic or wire mesh sleeve included, which I
> demolish trying to insert it, and without it, there's too much
> clearance between the pin and the bushings. But! What I wound up using
> was even cheaper (versus welding on whole new hinges - why would you
> buy a new hinge assembly, when all you need is a pin?) - steel roll
> pins (spring pins)! Can't recall the length and diameter offhand, but
> that's what was in there before I started the job, and that's what was
> in there when I finished. Cost = about $2 at Canadian Tire. Been
> working just fine ever since.
>
> John Thompson
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
John Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi Brian - I went through this a couple of years ago, with about the
> same struggle you had. Finally sawed partway through one section of
> the hinge in a spot where the weight of the door wouldn't cause
> problems, drove a chisel into the sawcut, and got the remains of the
> pin out. However, I could *not* get the factory hinge pin set to
> install properly, even in a hinge which I didn't use the saw on -
> there's a sort of plastic or wire mesh sleeve included, which I
> demolish trying to insert it, and without it, there's too much
> clearance between the pin and the bushings. But! What I wound up using
> was even cheaper (versus welding on whole new hinges - why would you
> buy a new hinge assembly, when all you need is a pin?) - steel roll
> pins (spring pins)! Can't recall the length and diameter offhand, but
> that's what was in there before I started the job, and that's what was
> in there when I finished. Cost = about $2 at Canadian Tire. Been
> working just fine ever since.
>
> John Thompson
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