[urq] Help needed: Door hinges pin replacement

[Jim Haseltine]

It's not a roll pin in a type 85 - its a solid pin with a knurlled section
at the top.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike" <mikemk40 at yahoo.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Help needed: Door hinges pin replacement


> 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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