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Re: [T3] Door hinge repair question


Oh yea! and they DO round out easily... when removing an early door you need
to be careful not to put too much torque on it, if they dont come loose I
heat the head up red hot with the Oxy torch, let it cool just black and POP!
out they come.

Keith

> >  they use the same hex bolts as the IRS brake drums
>
> Really, you mean those little button socket head bolts? Aren't those 6mm
bolts
> with a tiny little 6mm hex socket in them? The late oval head bolts are
8mm.
> It's really hard to get much torque on a bolt with just a 6mm Allen driver
on
> them, those socket heads round off really quickly.


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