Hi
I have been trying to get the door off my 68 beetle, but those screws just dont want to turn. A few of us have had a go with the impact driver and a big hammer now, but they still won't move. Would it be easier to take the hinge pins out and remove the doors that way (anyone have a howto on removing them? :) ) or should I just leave them on there since it was just something I wanted to take off before removing the body to replace the floor pans.
Thanks.
Leave the doors on.
Or prepare to weld in a brace between lower door hinge and bottom of B pillar.
Jan
Thanks, that sounds a lot easier :)
get a bigger hammer...lol you can try spraying PB baster from the back side. I have removed dozens of doors and know thy can be a fight but I have never had one beat me yet. just keep working on them and prepare to get new screws.
Mario
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 03:41:45 GMT, "kline49" ran around screaming and yelling:
if the impact driver doesn't work it is not being held tightly against the screw...if you don't hold it tight the thing kinda "bounces" and does nothing... JT
I use a 1/2" air impact wrench ( since there's no bearing involved I can't see the harm) and a #4 phillips bit attached via the 1/2"to3/8" adapter..............works very well. All Impact pices , never use
*non* impact driver pieces with the drivers...........they kinda shatter real easy.Remove "YOURPANTIES" to reply MUADIB®
Using an impact driver can (not 'will') cause a re-alignment of the doors. The best method, IMHO, is to use a socket wrench jacked lightly against the screw just to get it started, then remove with just the wrench.
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