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On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 18:06, Dave Hall wrote: > > Add a bit of penetrating fluid to the reservoir and be patient - mine cleared > eventually with a gob of rusty fluid. Otherwise heat the hinge up with a torch, > spray with penetrating oil as it cools, and then strip the burnt paint and > respray the area affected! > You might get somewhere by removing that hinge from the pillar and working the > thing through a greater angle than normal, but the leverage the door exerts is > much more than you could do with a self-grip wrench. > > Alternatives - 1) use other door; 2) replace door. > I have repaired many of these over 40 years. T-3 owners are lucky. Our hinges are concealed from the weather. T-1 owners are exposed. (Take that any way you want) The pin is fixed in the upper and lower part of the hinge. It pivots at the center. Saturate the hinge center with any good penetrating oil. Now, with the ball of a smaller ball peen hammer placed against the center portion of the hinge, and strike it sharply with another hammer. Repeat this a few times, working the door occasionally. The hitting with a hammer sets up a small shock wave in the hinge, giving the penetrating oil a chance to get into the pivot area. The factory approved method is, to remove the pin. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org