door hinge replacment-is there a recommended tool?

Hi

Does anyone know of a special Tool to replace the Door pins , I have allready sneeked a washer behind the hinge-works a treat but really want to replace the Pins

thanks
Baz

I got mine out with a ball joint breaker and a few bits of 6mm stud used as drifts. I tapped the new ones in and gave them a final push with the breaker. From memory they came out downwards.

where did you get the new pins and what size are they? Some TWA* used a screw for mine and the doors wobbly as you like.

i also need new pins? where cna i get some?
cheers

does anyone know of a pin extracter tool - dont really wont to hammer them out - have bad memories of doing this a long time ago using a hammer
thanks
baz

These any good :-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270502817208

can you not use a parallel pin punch? if you use the right size it would follow the pin through keeping the door in place? :dontknow:

problem is you need to tap them upwards not downwards, the locking toothy bit is at the top when fitted if that makes sence. just take the door off, only 2 bolts and a pin. unless you have fancy wiring, in which case need to drag that out as well.

Great

thanks for the excellant tips   
will tapp them out upwards using a pin punch

Let us know how you get on.

oh and get the hinge halfs from that seller as well, chances are they'll be worn or damaged when you remove

once off, carefully measure the distance from door skin to hinge on both doors, I spent ages trying to get my cabby ones aligned right then eventually noticed the bottom hinge was bent in when compared to the other door

cedar said

Let us know how you get on.

yeh will do
But cant get the car doors fully open on the car at the mo , due to the garage being a bit small. when the snow goes away i will be able to get the car out the garage .
cheers
baz
ps thanks for the extra tip rubjonny  

Hi chaps

Failed miserably trying to get the pins out today . My toothy bit is at the bottom of the hinge (not the top) & i just cant get a hammer & pin punch any were near the top hinge to hammer it down the way

I quickly made this tool up , but it didnt work
any suggestions
cheers
baz

Yahoo
Got the pins out quite easily after making another Tool  
Where do i get replacement hinge half's from ???

the tool


the penny washers are also drilled at the bottom so the hinge pin fits through them


top hinge with the tool in place ready to be whacked with tool pin punch ( its alloy key bolt so the punch fits inside the key )


same again bottom hinge


another picture of tool

you can get the pins and hinge from vw still if i remember the hinges are about £9 each

I had an old passenger door that I robbed the good hinges and pins off so didn't buy any. I think some of these sellers on ebay are putting high prices on parts hoping people think they are no longer available from VW and will pay it. As paul_ h suggests I would try VW first.

the same seller who does the pins often does the hinge halfs, thats where I got mine from, cost me 14.99 a pair

fancy making up another one o them tools? I could really do with one for mine!

rubjonny said

the same seller who does the pins often does the hinge halfs, thats where I got mine from, cost me 14.99 a pair

fancy making up another one o them tools? I could really do with one for mine!

Hi i can make you up the Tool no bother - it allowed me to to whack the door pin directly in the middle even though the pin punch was at angle - i found it impossible to try hold the pin punch at a angle & hit the door pin with any force & I scraped a bit of the paint

can you please PM the sellers name
thanks
Barry

cool

the seller is the one linked on page 1:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270502817208

he doesn't have any hinge halfs in right now, but drop him a email and i recon he'll have some. if they're avail from VAG then he can get em

the shop is actually GPC, but they've lost access to their website so its years out o date. the phone number still works tho