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shnitzee
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:28 am 
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Hi all

I'm having a bit of trouble removing the door hinges from the newly acquired 76 rust bucket, specifically the segment that attaches to the body.

Advice is greatly appreciated.

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boomini
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7/16 socket, swivels, extensions, spanners..


Its a crap of a job eiles. ..

There is two bolts/nut under the wheel arch per hinge. Bottom ones are easy.. top ones are hard.

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If you're just looking to get the doors off you can always centre punch and drill out the hinge pins too.
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boomini wrote:
7/16 socket, swivels, extensions, spanners..


Its a crap of a job eiles. ..

There is two bolts/nut under the wheel arch per hinge. Bottom ones are easy.. top ones are hard.


I use an old 7/16 dwarf ring/OE spanner, with the ring end thinned down and a bend put in the shank.

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A 1/4" Sidchrome Socket set is the greatest toolset you can own when you are doing work on Minis. This is certainly one of those jobs.

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If you're really lucky, once you dig all the dirt out from behind and finally get some purchase on the nut, the little 1/4" studs will just shear, and the hinges will literally fall off.

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Timbo wrote:
If you're really lucky, once you dig all the dirt out from behind and finally get some purchase on the nut, the little 1/4" studs will just shear, and the hinges will literally fall off.

... or the stud will unscrew from the bracket rather than the nut undoing. Regardless it can be repaired via various methods.

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shnitzee
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Thanks for the all detailed replies. :D

Ill have a go this arvo.

I'm trying to pull off all the bits worth saving as replacement/spares for the 77 mini.

I definitely need better tools.

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If youre scrapping the shell why not cut the A-panel off, then they're easy to remove.
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I remember when I took my door hinges off my 76 clubby. I wish i had known it wasn't an actual bolt but a nut and a stud. 6 hours of swearing later, I figured it out why the socket wasn't seating on the nut...

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