Removing doors..., Will I have realign them ??? |
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Removing doors..., Will I have realign them ??? |
dakotaewing |
Jan 28 2006, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I am in the process of trying to get my car ready for paint with a color change...
From what I see there are two ways the doors can be removed, one much more common than the other... IE... 1) Remove the 3 bolts attaching the hinge to the body ( this looks the easiest) 2) Remove the pin in the hinge and leave 1/2 the hinge attached to the door post... Based on experiences, can anyone tell me the pluses and minuses of each method?? I currently have great door gaps, and really don't want to realign them.... TIA |
grasshopper |
Jan 28 2006, 09:17 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,613 Joined: 10-December 04 From: Valdosta, GA Member No.: 3,258 Region Association: None |
removing the pin is a real PITA (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) i just removed the three bolts, but the door will have to be realigned... not to hard though (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)
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dakotaewing |
Jan 28 2006, 09:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Is removing the pin a PITA due to lack of proper tools, or did it just not want to come out ??? I already have one moved almost 1/4"... |
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grasshopper |
Jan 28 2006, 09:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,613 Joined: 10-December 04 From: Valdosta, GA Member No.: 3,258 Region Association: None |
it is just hard trying to take the pin out with such little space....i didn't say that it couldn't be done, but if those pins havn't been removed in 35 years, they take a lot of force to get out... just my .02 cents
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boxstr |
Jan 28 2006, 09:49 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
First it will take two people but you should remove the three bolts. You will also want a helper when you reinstall.
They are not that diificult to get lined up. Since you are going to have new paint it might be a good idea to apply tape to areas that could get bumped or scratched. CCLINALIGNMENTPASS |
dakotaewing |
Jan 28 2006, 10:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Craig - Do the nuts that the hinge bolts into that are attached to the door frame "move around", or are they "tacked" to the door frame???? |
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boxstr |
Jan 28 2006, 10:50 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
They are not welded into place. At least the ones I have worked on were not.
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Jeroen |
Jan 28 2006, 11:01 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
the nuts "move around" in the frame (the movement is limited though) |
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dakotaewing |
Jan 28 2006, 11:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
So if I remove the doors via the bolts rather than the pins, how big of a PITA is it going to be the realign my doors.... ( I have perfect gaps at the moment...) |
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Aaron Cox |
Jan 28 2006, 11:27 PM
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scribe them...... |
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boxstr |
Jan 28 2006, 11:29 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
If you have a helper, you will easily get the gaps correct, without scribing.
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dakotaewing |
Jan 28 2006, 11:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Guys -
Thanks for all the replies - Even though I don't want to remove the doors - I need too... Thanks for the ideas on taping the jamb, and scribing the posts - Help is tough to get sometimes.... |
Jeroen |
Jan 28 2006, 11:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
were the pins actually designed to be removalbe?
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JWest |
Jan 29 2006, 12:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 6-January 03 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 97 Region Association: None |
I have never known anyone to remove the pins with the door bolted in place - has anyone?
Another option to scribing (if you are going to do serious metal work and painting) is to drill a small hole through the hinge plate and the jamb. When you put it back on you stick a rod through to line things back up. |
Gint |
Jan 29 2006, 01:25 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,075 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
There are a lot worse jobs on a 914 than aligning doors after paint.
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Doug Leggins |
Jan 29 2006, 01:44 PM
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I installed doors not too long ago. I drove the pins in the door hinges while the doors were off of the car. I thought that the re-allignment would be difficult but it wasn't. I did need a helper to re-install the doors. Needed one person to hold the door in place while another person installed the hinge bolts. Here are some comments/hints that I posted from an earlier thread.
And a pic of my prep for door installation. Attached image(s) |
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Kargeek |
Jan 29 2006, 03:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 555 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 430 |
Here's an old trick for aligning your doors. Before you take apart a perfectly aligned door, hood etc., Take a 1/16" drill and drill a pilot hole through the hinge and body. Then, when assembiling, use a pin in the holes for perfect alignment. DH
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VaccaRabite |
Jan 29 2006, 04:56 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,444 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
When I took mine off, I did not have a helper. But I did have a set of jackstands that were not in use yet. They supported the weight of the doors while I took he bolts off. I'll reallign them when they go back on.
Zach |
Lou W |
Jan 29 2006, 06:04 PM
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Thats what I did, I used 1/8" drill, I figure, when you paint it, some of the hole will get smaller, I will use a smaller drill bit to align the doors, then I reinstall the doors, I will touch up the holes. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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