XJ Door Hinge - I'm in trouble!

LOL Brian, good luck. Did you try soaking it in a vat of penetrating oil like pb blaster? KH

We can't get PB in Canada (to the best of my knowledge)... I have doused it in WD40 but I'm going to get some good stuff tomorrow. I'm going to need it for the lift install anyway. Might go doorless tomorrow if it's not raining LOL.

-Brian

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Instead of beating on it put in a vise or a press, place a small socket on one end and a straight drift punch on the other squeeze with even pressure it will come out.

Use a bigger hammer....

A torch might blow out the rust holding it, but a good soak in penetrating oil sure can't hurt.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Cherokee-LTD wrote:

Canadian tire sell 'liquid wrench' which isn't bad.

My wife recently got me some Krown KP 53 penetrating fluid from Home Hardware and it seems to work really well.

As you have found out, WD40 only displaces water, it is a very poor penetrant. Brake fluid is 'way' better as a penetrant if you are desperate.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Cherokee-LTD wrote:

Harry, I tried pressing it out while it was mounted with a mini vice.. 4.5mm socket as the 'die' and a 10mm socket as a spacer on the head end... no luck. With the part cut off, I can't do it in a press because of the U shape... it will crush the part. I tried bridging the gap as well. This puppy is frozen solid. Time to call the dealer or cut one off at the wrecker.

-Brian

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Thanks Mort - I never thought to try them for two reasons. 1. they're across the city 2. they're not competitive price-wise. I'm more than willing to go out of my way and pay a bit extra for PB... everybody swears by it in here but nobody in town has ever heard of it (or at least they say so and then push their product).

-Brian

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Blue wrench to the rescue. Tried propane on but couldn't get it hot enough. Took the hinge down the street to a local machine shop... he tried drilling it out, no luck. Put the torches to it til it was cherry and beat the bin out with a punch. Bent the punch too! Everything is back together and I'm going to leak test the door at the car wash. Thanks for the ideas guys!

I'm in London south, they're in the upper east side of the city.

-Brian

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Don't ya just love the 'extras' of living in the salt belt.... ;-)

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Cherokee-LTD wrote:

New hinges in order

Why would I do that? If I was faced with this task again, I would do it the same way. The pin and bushing cost $17. A new hinge kit with pin is over $100 from the dealer. The only thing I would do different is not wasting my time trying to get the pin out without torches.

-Brian

-Brian

Mort, Thanks for pointing out the Midpark address... it's only about two miles from me. Is that a new location? It's about the same distance as Brafasco and closer than Facca for me. I'll wait for your price quote and head over... the price comparison may give me an indication of the pricing tendency. I found the Clark Rd. store to be roughly 10% higher across the board than Brafasco.

-Brian

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I imagine they dont sell a lot of loctite there lol. KH