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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: VANPIRE on August 05, 2009, 07:13:15 PM
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Hey Gang, Let me try to explain my problem...I think Craig already knows roughly.
The VANPIRE has got a bad rear hinge problem. Before I rebuilt the van someone has tried to get the rear barn doors off but has gone for the easy option of cutting through the arm of the hinge...taking the doors off or replacing ...then welding the cut arms of the hinges back together. Very Bad. When I did all body mods ,rust and paint etc years back I didnt see a big problem in the hinges apart from one door sits a little higher than the other. Now over the years of opening the doors, cracks in the welds of the hinges have appeared. It has got to the stage were if I open the back doors one more time they will FALL OFF !. Hence one of the reasons why you havnt seen VANPIRE on the road for a while. Obviously the fool that cut the hinges has had problems getting the hinges off. Does anyone have any suggsestions how I can weld cast or replace hinges without buying a fibreglass rear from Ben (very tempting) and trying to colour match metalflake aarrrrhgghh. I dont want to hurt her too much but probably dont have too many options. Thanks in advance. Cale
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You cant really weld cast without weakening it as you have found out. Why not just replace the hinges?
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Hey Shane, I think the screw heads may be a bit burred out. Is an impact driver the best bet ?
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impact driver is the go, if that fails u may have to revert to carefully drilling out the screws!
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cale I have hinges here for you m8 - impact driver is the best method
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Impact driver is really the go but make sure it's spinning the right way when bashed!!! You kill the head on the screw and your more than screwed!!!
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get 4 hinges chrome them and you wont have to worry about the paint
use impact driver
if the screw is rounded out- Carefully using patients ,and a small drill bit drill out the center of the screw, working up in drill bit sizes or opt for an easy out
I hear johno likes a challenge and craig will do almost anything for coffee if you need a hand ;D
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i had the same problem about 2 years ago on a van.
screw heads were badly damaged.
i ended up getting a wire brush and cleaning the threads that stick out the backs of the body nuts , accessible above and below the rear tail lights where u put the globes in.
then get a big sacrificial Phillips head screwdriver and hold it in the screw head while u tack it there with a mig welder.
try not to weld onto the hinge housing.
the weld heat helps in loosening the threads.
let it cool then put a bit of transmission fluid on the protruding threads.
then get a pair of locking pliers and clamp on the shaft of screwdriver and undo and thightn it like ur tapping a thread.
undoing it a bit more each time till out
as soon as u get 1 out grind the tack off and do the process again on others.
dont forget the nut on the location threaded pin in the center of each hinge body clean those threads and put a few drops of transmission oil on em 2. then undo.
lots of people just try unscrewing the Phillips screws without cleaning the threads inside and oiling /thus damage the Phillips x hole in the head and jam the bolt tight from the rust jamming the thread.
this technique has never let me down yet
marty
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personally i think you should buy a fibreglass rear door from ben lol.. and well throw it in the back of kim's new truck being freighted over on friday next week:)
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along with flares front spoilers overhead consul .................
ps ben do you want a mold of a wb statesman graft to a beddy
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um let me tink... yes. im now storing all my moulds under my house!. i wanna fill it with moulds!!
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I gather Kim has scored himself a truck? :D
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man we got a fleet!!!! road trip!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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THANKYOU TO CRAIG, MARTY, BEN, SHANE and EVERYONE REPLIED HERE.
CRAIG I WILL HAVE TO ORGANISE GETTIN THEM HINGES OFF YA.
THANKYOU . CALE
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I gather Kim has scored himself a truck? :D
Yes John....i bought Bens lil black beddy truck......he is posting it to me next week.....will need a big stamp!!!!!!!! can't wait to get
started.....beware all you BUGA's i will be scouring about for ideas and spares....thanks to Ben for all his assistance in the sale....guess
i will have to change my signature!!!!
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Kimbo!!!! :o You bloody beauty! Another truck will be cruzing w.a. roads...Im just waiting on my tax cheque to arrive so i can get my truck going again :D Can't wait :D
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got any photos of your truck John?
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Here ya go kim...
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Newtyres4.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Newtyres3.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/FatArse1.jpg)
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hey jonno those mags really suite ya bedy, nice one 8)
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road trip to albany... yea baby ;D
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nice rig John........and it's RED......wooooooo hoooooooooo
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KIM,you will be happy with bens ute, i wanted it but the wife cracked it,shes thinks 3 beddys are to much ::)
i had no where to hide it :P
You lucky bugger,
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hey rubman, you could have hid your lwb or new van attached to the front of my caravan when it travelled up north (and we wouldn't have told your missus) ;D
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the only problem with that is my missus would try and sell one of them to you guys,i.m sure you would love that bro
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well my misuss reckons that she knows exactly how your misuss is feeling and she sez it is better that you sell that new V8 flash van with all the gizmos to us so you can ease your good ladys stress of beddie overload ....... ;D now, now, I sez to my misuss, lets not be too greedy, but she reckons that rubman is such a good hearted and kind person that he will even give it over for a heavily reduced price because we would be doing him a favor (don't know where she gets her ideas from) ;D
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Oh Eddy!
Your such a considerate chap - the hardships you will take on for a mate, the pains you will endure, just makes me humble to be in your presence ;D
Warren McNotWorthy
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Thanks eddy,
you might just save my marriage yet bro,
that offer is heart warming...have to go tearin up :'(