XJ Door Hinge - I'm in trouble!

Actually I use a lot of the stuff and a lot of antiseize compound. Both will keep the salt off the threads.

Mike

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Thanks Mort... I can see it now;

Clerk: "That'll be $8.75 plus tax" Me: "$8.75??? It's around $7.50 in other locations!!!" Clerk: "NO PB BLASTER FOR YOU, GET OUT OF MY STORE!!" Me: "friggin' PB Nazi"

-Brian

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: > : > : > : >>I'm trying to replace the hinge pin on my '92 XJ... left front : > lower : > : > pin : > : > : > : >>WILL NOT come out! I've removed the header panel...fender...door : > for : > : > : > : >

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: > : > : > : >>and no luck. I ended up cutting the pin from the hinge but the : > top : > : > and : > : > : > : >>bottom is still stuck in there... any ideas? : > : > : > : >>

: > : > : > : >>Tried beating it out in the vice... nothing : > : > : > : >>Tried drilling it out in the drill press... not even scratching : > it. : > : > : > : >>

: > : > : > : >>I'm going to try some heat tomorrow but I have a feeling I'll be : > : > : > ordering : > : > : > : >

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Hey Mort, Picked up some PB today from the Clark Rd. store. $6.40 for 12oz can. Bought some other items as well, the Manager (Mike Overholt) was VERY helpful and I think he was giving me trade prices.

This was a much better experience than my first visit... I was getting the "if you have to ask how much it is...." type of attitude and I think the guy was making up prices on-the-fly. With Mike, I'd ask for a price and he'd ask "how many?".

Thanks for mentioning Fastenal, I'll be shopping there more often.

-Brian

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: > : > : > : >>I'm trying to replace the hinge pin on my '92 XJ... left front : > lower : > : > pin : > : > : > : >>WILL NOT come out! I've removed the header panel...fender...door : > for : > : > : > : >

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: > : > : > : >>and no luck. I ended up cutting the pin from the hinge but the : > top : > : > and : > : > : > : >>bottom is still stuck in there... any ideas? : > : > : > : >>

: > : > : > : >>Tried beating it out in the vice... nothing : > : > : > : >>Tried drilling it out in the drill press... not even scratching : > it. : > : > : > : >>

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Not a problem. The pricing structures changed in the summer/fall so it's more uniform now. I'm glad you're happy. If you ever want to buy something pricey there let me know and I can tell you what range you should be paying.

Mort

Cherokee-LTD wrote:

Hi Brian - I went through this a couple of years ago, with about the same struggle you had. Finally sawed partway through one section of the hinge in a spot where the weight of the door wouldn't cause problems, drove a chisel into the sawcut, and got the remains of the pin out. However, I could *not* get the factory hinge pin set to install properly, even in a hinge which I didn't use the saw on - there's a sort of plastic or wire mesh sleeve included, which I demolish trying to insert it, and without it, there's too much clearance between the pin and the bushings. But! What I wound up using was even cheaper (versus welding on whole new hinges - why would you buy a new hinge assembly, when all you need is a pin?) - steel roll pins (spring pins)! Can't recall the length and diameter offhand, but that's what was in there before I started the job, and that's what was in there when I finished. Cost = about $2 at Canadian Tire. Been working just fine ever since.

John Thompson