Had A Real Mare Today.

[boddney]

Decided to tackle my dropping drivers door today. The bottom hinge has loads of lift. Managed to get the top pin out with some effort and spent ages trying to get the bottom one out. In the end I took the 3 hinge nuts off  on the inside to get the door off. After all the banging and swearing i got the hinge part off but the pin broke and left the part in the door. I heated with a blow torch, hit it, whacked it, drilled it had a go with a grinder on the top of the hinge and all I succeeded in doing was breaking a hinge tool and a punch and worst of all, bending the door. I then ran out of time and had to put the door back on with the top pin and check strap only and climb in and out from the passenger side. All my motivation and enthusiasm has left me for a while now and not sure what to do with it now. Properly PI$$ED OFF.

[frankthefencer]

We all have dramas with these cars but keep calm its all part of ownership. Draw breath,breathe out and then have another look........ May the force be with you.......

[boddney]

Thanks for the encouragement dude. It really does help when people say things like that.

[Barnwest]

Is it sticking out slightly? If so, tap it back in and then leave to soak with some proper releasing fluid, not WD-40. Come back after a few days and use the heat again, it will eventually come out. Slowly catchy monkey! 

[skeeter]

With my mechanical ineptitude I am always doing things like this. Generally I walk away and then come back a couple of days later and it is never quite as bad as I had remembered it.

 

So, leave it alone a bit and then take a look again and it may look easier to solve.

 

S

[dacar]

I totally agree with above, walk away for a few days and return with renewed enthusiasm and it will come out!!

[boddney]

Sorted now. I took the door to work and my friendly quarry foreman got it red hot and knocked out the siezed pin and new pins ordered from Mk2mania from the bay. All is happy in my little world again.