Door Hinges (???)

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  1. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Heck.....I don't even save THOSE.
     
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    Are they too messed up to tap the holes out?
     
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    I threw them also. I never thought these could go bad
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    you could run up to Griffin in the morning and get a couple of sets...:yup:
     
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    They might be still laying in the A pillow from when we got the hinges for my Maverick. That would feel wrong going to the junkyard with no tools. :hmmm:
     
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  6. Crazy Larry

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    Well how can they not go bad? If you need to remove the doors for any reason, the expanded ends on the bolts strip out the threads. What do you guys do? -- I know lots of people have removed and replaced doors on their Mavericks & Comets.
     
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    The end of the bolts are tapered with no threads. Some people call it a lead point.

    [​IMG]
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    that's so they can start them with an air tool...:cool:
    all the bolts on my LSX motor have them for the robots that assy. the motor...
     
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  9. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I've removed many Maverick doors, and reinstalled them with with no issues.
     
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    X2...:thumbs2:
     
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    The only issue I ever had with one was when I had my wife help me align a door. I held the door in place and gave her my "King Kong"-length breaker bar to snug the bolts up. I told her to take it easy. As a bolt snapped, the look of shock on her face was priceless.

    The next time we tried this, I gave her my "gorilla" breaker bar, so she wouldn't have quite so much leverage.
     
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  12. Craig Selvey

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    x3........
     
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    if you have trouble getting the bolts in run a bottom tap in the holes.
     
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    Don't need a bottom tap...a regular tap less than 5 foot long will do. You have enough room until you hit the other side of the car.

    [​IMG]
     
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