[urq] Help needed: Door hinges pin replacement

[mike]

it's a roll pin and so v hard indeed

you can get a tool for knocking them out

Mike

> From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
> To: "'Quattro List (E-mail)'"
> <quattro at audifans.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:48 PM
> Subject: [urq] Help needed: Door hinges pin
> replacement
> 
> 
> Anybody has a clue how to replace the door hinge
> pin/bushings in an urQ?
> 
> I guess 4000 doors hinges are the same, as well as
> type 43 cars. Same part
> numbers anyway.
> 
> 
> 
> The pin seems to be press fit from the top but there
> is no opening at the
> bottom to push it upwards. I tried to drill a small
> hole from the bottom but
> the metal is at least as hard as my drill bits.
> 
> 
> 
> The only way I can figure now is to un-weld it from
> the car and weld in a
> new one.  I guess there is an easier way.
> 
> 
> 
> Door is unbolted from the hinges but the wiring
> harness keeps it close to
> the body. I got 2 new pins (433 831 421A) and 2 new
> bushings (433 831 441)
> today.
> 
> 
> 
> Please chime in before I attack the bottom of the
> hinge with my grinder.
> 
> 
> 
> Louis-Alain
> 
> 83 urQ with a sagging driver side door
> 
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