4kq door removal

[Brady Moffatt]

I have a 1/2" drive too, but I honestly haven't given it a try because of
the trouble I've had manoeuvering with the 3/8". It's not that it's
impossible to break loose (I think), but rather that there's no room to get
the head of the ratchet out of the door. As it stands now, I spend most of
my energy making sure the socket is squarely on the bolt rather than
applying lots of torque. All those tracks and beams don't allow a straight
shot at the bolt.

I didn't mention it explicitly in my initial post, but the hinge bolts are
_inside_ the door. Why, oh, why did Audi do this? This smacks of Team
Doorhandle

It's maddening.

Cheers,
Brady
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>


> Probably come off with an impact.  I'd only approach that job with at
least
> a 1/2" drive with a cheater pipe extending the handle of the standard
> ratchet or with my 2-foot 1/2" drive ratchet.
>
> At 09:19 PM 05/23/2002 -0400, Brady Moffatt wrote:
>
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Just spent a couple of hours fighting with various 3/8" drive sockets,
woble
> >extensions, u-joints, box and open keys, and got a grand total of one
hinge
> >bolt loose on the driver's door. What gives? Audi has made it impossible
to
> >remove the door. There's the welded-in window channel and the door beam
to
> >protect the bolts from ever being accessed.
> >
> >I bought a parts car in the same colour so I could swap whole doors,
hood,
> >and left front fender, but the doors look like a real pain.
> >
> >Has anyone done this before? Bentley is not helpful.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Brady Moffatt
> >Montreal, Quebec, Canada
> >86 4ksq, 286,000km
> >86 4ksq, 208,000km parts car
> >72 Datsun 240Z, 180,000 miles
> >In early stages of quattrosis accumulatus


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