4kq door removal

[Brady Moffatt]

Hammered away on a pin, didn't budge, then thought better of it. Both cars
are outside, and I can't leave either open to the elements. The hinge pins
on the road car are still good too. Don't want to mess them up. I think I'll
try the 1/2" tomorrow, just as a last resort. Maybe it will somehow fit
perfectly and leave the head of the ratchet free to move nicely..... I hope.

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


> --
> Aaahhhhh, I've been looking at too many Type44 door jambs.  Just went out
> to look at a 4K so I could understand what you're up against.  Can you
> drive that pin out?   Probably be good to put some Kroil or similar
> penetrant on the bolts.
>
> At 10:13 PM 05/23/2002 -0400, Brady Moffatt wrote:
>
> >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


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