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| | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 70 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 70 | I'm getting ready to rebuild the hinges on the driver door of my 51 3100, and of course the pins are rusted into the hinge. What is the best way of removing the pins? I saw in a previous post someone recommended to heat the hinge, and pound the pin out. How hot do you get the hinge? Is a soldering torch hot enough? Do you try to hammer the pin out while it is hot, or does the heating and cooling loosen it?
Thanks for any help | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 395 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 395 | a small propane torch willnot do it,,you will have to heat it to dull orange and remove pins while hot...doc | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 70 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 70 | Thanks, doc. I'll have to find someone with a real torch and a big hammer! I guess a thick pair of gloves would come in handy also. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 168 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 168 | I found that the only way my 54's hinge pins would come out was with a torch and a 5 ton press. They can be REALLY stubborn. A shop with a press will be a good thing to locate.
Good luck.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | My front ones are fine. Its the rear ones on my panel that are frozen tighter than a bango string. Just today I tried to press them out but they didn't want to budge without possibly messing them up. So, they must be "torched". I spent all day on ONE hinge beating and pounding, kroil, beat pound...beat pound. Honestly, it better to find someone with a torch to get it HOT and then they will come out nice and smooth! I'm sending mine with my nephew to Freightliner so he can torch them out while I drink Pepsi! Save the frustration and foul words....use a torch. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 123 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 123 | I was able to drill mine out and then use a hammer and punch | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | folks,here is a way that you can get those stuck pins out: mapp gas and bee's wax! you can get mapp gas at home depot and bee's wax at craft store's in candle form.for some reason bee's wax has a "wicking" effect.i use it on frozen pinion drives that are in the food processing machines i service. found out about it when i was working for a major engine rebuilder back in the 80's. at the time we were tearing down 140 motors a day and the guys pulling out crankshafts used it for frozen main cap and rod bolts.check it out. good luck | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | my nephew torch them some and he said the pins practically fell out. I didn't even have to light the torch. wow, that was easy!! | | |
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