Broken door hinge bolts
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Broken door hinge bolts
In the process of swapping doors and repairing the hinges all 3 bolts on the bottom hinge broke off. As far as I can see there is no way to access the plate the bolts thread into, so my options are to cut a hole on the kick panel inside or to try and weld a nut on what's left of the bolt. Not much room to get at it because they are slightly recessed, but I don't know what else to try.
Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks for all help.
Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks for all help.
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I've seen PB Blaster mentioned many times and I've looked for it here in Canada but never seen it.
I was hoping an easy-out wasn't the recommended method, but thanks. Looks like it will be interesting anyway.
How on earth did they get that plate inside there anyway??
I was hoping an easy-out wasn't the recommended method, but thanks. Looks like it will be interesting anyway.
How on earth did they get that plate inside there anyway??
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Originally Posted by 460f250
I've seen PB Blaster mentioned many times and I've looked for it here in Canada but never seen it.
I was hoping an easy-out wasn't the recommended method, but thanks. Looks like it will be interesting anyway.
How on earth did they get that plate inside there anyway??
I was hoping an easy-out wasn't the recommended method, but thanks. Looks like it will be interesting anyway.
How on earth did they get that plate inside there anyway??
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They put the nuts in there before spot welding the a-pillar together, so some kind of surgery to get back in there would be necessary, I would have to go look at mine again to make any recommendations...
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There is a brand of penatrating fluid out there that works better then PB Blaster but it is a fair bit more expensive. I've seen is used in the aerospace business. Believe it or not it is called Mouse Milk. Web site: WWW.Mousemilk.com. They are located in Califormia and the site has an order form. Check out the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), it has some serious ingredients.
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Looks like wild stuff, at almost $1.00 an ounce I guess it should be. I wonder what getting it across the border would be like. I'll look into it, thanks.
If I can't get the broken bolts out I'll open it up from the inside kick panel.
If I can't get the broken bolts out I'll open it up from the inside kick panel.
