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Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:23 am
by kelvingenders
Just wondering if this would be adequate to remove the front door hinges/ pins....or do I need a Volvo tool.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Sykes-Pickav ... _500wt_922
Kelvin......happy about forest getting rid of Alex Mcleish
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:27 am
by macplaxton
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:03 pm
by L14MNP
Round bar plus hammer.
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:31 pm
by bogbasic
I found that hammering out the lower front hinge pin caused it to snag against the inside of the door skin so a Dremel-type of thing is needed to keep cutting off bits of the pin as you hammer it out! If, like me, you try one or two of the hinge-pin removal tools, there won't be much left of them at the end!! I think I found that a parallel-pin punch set was by far the most useful, and they survived the experience much better. You could even check-out year 7 of my blog

Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:20 pm
by Hell Driver
I used one of those tools, it worked but gets almost destroyed. Hammer and punch/bar works as Liam said, all in all can be fiddly job but you get there eventually! I ended up sill using the hammer and bar even with the tool. The threads are not up to the hammering they get.
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:30 pm
by macplaxton
Door removal tool is fine if the pins are ready to shift. A good daily soak in your choice of penetrating oil for a good week before hand helps.
Some things can't be rushed, unless you want to break everything.
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:25 pm
by classicswede
Those tools do work but will only do one car before breaking! It is worth paying more for a better quality tool.
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:32 pm
by kelvingenders
Any ideas of where to get a quality one from dai?
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 08 Feb 2013 02:36 pm
by macplaxton
Volvo.
Having said that, Volvo don't do the replacement pins any more.
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:06 pm
by Chris_C
macplaxton wrote:Volvo don't do the replacement pins any more.
Door hinge pins, or tool pins?
If its door hinge pins, and you still have them in stock, I'll take 10 please... I have 4 doors to change in the next few months!
Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:16 pm
by macplaxton
Calm down Mr. Paranoid! I was referring to tool pins, as in pins for the tool.
I've got 10 hinge pins for the door handy whenever you like.

Re: Door removal tool -eBay
Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:18 pm
by Chris_C
Phew
Cheers dude
I've been playing with case hardening of recent. Maybe when I've ticked some projects off...