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| Author: | ewatkins [ Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | hinges? |
hi guys, external hinges seem a little expensive so was hoping to refurbish mine instead (replace bush and pin) does anyone have a how to on how to do this? have been looking on the forum and cant find anything yet. cheers |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hinges? |
I have done a bunch over the years but not seen a how-to. 1. There are 4 hinges and all are different. 2. All the pins knock out upwards as viewed on the car. Do NOT try and do this in situ. 3. I shaped a piece of aluminium to support them properly whilst knocking the pins out with a hammer and pin punch. 4. I made a stepped punch to remove and press fit the bushes under my drill press. 5. The bronze bush in them is only 1/32" thick. If the old pin has worn through the bush and ovalled the hole, you cannot fit a standard bush. It needs the hinge tongue drilled out an oversized bush made, or find another hinge. I have made some in the past, 9mm OD x 1/4" hole, from bearing bronze. 6. After punching the new pin in, sand the top of it level with the hinge. |
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| Author: | womble99 [ Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hinges? |
This comes up often, one link I have bookmarked which was posted a while back that I think is very handy is http://www.drjing.com/Mini/TechFiles/HingeRebuild.htm also handy is the followup http://www.drjing.com/Mini/BLOG/DoorHang.htm |
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| Author: | drjbeam [ Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hinges? |
Was gonna pop up the links above someone said the aus hinges back markings are different or something |
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| Author: | womble99 [ Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hinges? |
drjbeam wrote: Was gonna pop up the links above someone said the aus hinges back markings are different or something True, some hinges I have seen are marked with UL, UR, LL, LR etc instead of numeric but then again I have seen a few that have no markings at all  either way though the guide does a pretty good job of showing the basics of how to refurb a hinge.
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| Author: | ewatkins [ Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hinges? |
legends. thanks guys. |
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