edmason Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Both my front doors have dropped because of wear on the hinge pin, so I've got new hinges. Getting the bolts out has been a pig in the past, but I put the impact driver on them, which has worked a treat except on one door bolt, which is pretty chewed up. Any thoughts on getting it out? The nuts on the back are not visible like a series. I assume there's a captive nut inside the door, so releasing it from the back doesn't look easy. I'm a bit stumped. Advice welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litch Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 They fit exactly the same way as they do on a Series so I can only assume you are talking about the bolts that fit to the door itself which are covered by the door-trim and not those which hold the hinge to the bulkhead? If you remove the trim you will see that the nuts are then as accessable as on a Series vehicle so you can get a spanner on them. If the heads are all chewed up then drill them off, remove the hinge and fit new bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve King Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Why not fit stainless steel bolts as well whilst you are doing the job? You can pick up the bolts cheaply enough. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Baldwin Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 They're nuts on the door side of the hinge behind the trim. They're captve nuts on the bulkhead side of the hinge. Don't waste anymore than you have to thrashing away with the impact driver. Just drill the bolt heads off. When you get new hinge bolts don't forget to get the captive/cage nuts to go with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmason Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 They fit exactly the same way as they do on a Series so I can only assume you are talking about the bolts that fit to the door itself which are covered by the door-trim and not those which hold the hinge to the bulkhead? If you remove the trim you will see that the nuts are then as accessable as on a Series vehicle so you can get a spanner on them.If the heads are all chewed up then drill them off, remove the hinge and fit new bolts. Thanks. I'll take the door card off & sort the sticking locks out at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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