Here is the thread to how I removed my pins. It takes a of force to push those pins out and the vise method gives you more leverage and clamping force. I posted a video a couple weeks ago of a guy using his bench vise to push the pin out, and once I got everything aligned, it worked like a charm. You can buy super heavy duty clamps, but I decided to a different route. I tried making a similar tool based off some other threads I found, but once I really torqued it down, the c-clamp began to flex and I worried it was going to break. If it wasn't difficult to turn I say forget the welding. I'm going to make one but have a question, was it difficult to turn the c-clamp by hand to remove the door pin? If so, maybe I can weld a nut to the end and use a ratchet but don't know if that material is weldable. Great tool thanks for posting it, I actually need one now. This is the only one for a VW (so far) but I have several for Porsches, Mini's, MBs, Triumphs and a few of my friends' cars.īuilding a body rotisserie now. It would probably cost more to ship than it did to make.īesides, I have a whole collection of shop made tools that I've built over the years. the clamps are made of relatively low-strength cast iron, so I'm surprised that the epoxied area didn't just break off once the pressure was applied to it. How much pressure is actually involved in pressing one of these pins out? The reason I ask is because I've broken one of these large C clamps just clamping a couple of 2 X 4's together. Last edited by cef911f1 on Tue 1:19 pm edited 1 time in total This tool worked great for removing the upper hinge pin and I think would work for the lower if the running board was removed. (You might want to peen the end of the conduit a bit to close it in so that when the ball pops in, the conduit will stay on the ball.) I screwed the threaded rod in until it forced its way into the conduit. Next, I screwed the threaded rod back into the C-Clamp with a 2”long piece of 1/2” EMT conduit over the dowel pin. Using my bench grinder, I then shaped the end leaving about a 1/16” of material around the outer side of the dowel pin. If you can’t find a dowel pin, you can cut off an old drill bit and use it.Īfter the epoxy set up, I cut away the outer portion of the C-Clamp’s pad. Since the drilled hole was a little oversize, I used epoxy to hold the pin in place. I then inserted the 5/16 dowel pin in the hole. However, this could also be accomplished using a hand drill with a right angle attachment with the C-Clamp held in a vise. I happened to have a set of extra-long drill bits. (.318)) I drilled the hole approximately 3/8” deep. would be sufficient but I chose 5/16: (.3125) as it is just under the 8 mm pin dia. It’s best to start small and work up to the 5/16” diameter. hole in the clamp face in line with the threaded hole. In my case I was able to clamp up the C-Clamp in a floor standing drill press and using an extra-long drill bit, drill a 5/16” dia. I then unscrewed it the rest of the way out. I clamped the C-Clamp in my vise and unscrewed it until the swivel pad popped off the ball. I started with an 8” Harbor Freight C Clamp (Item#39610, $6.99 on sale). Unfortunately, I didn’t take step by step photos of how I built this but I think there are enough pictures that you shouldn’t have any trouble replicating what I did. x 1-3/4” Dowel Pin (or a sacrificial 5/16” dill bit) Being an Engineer, I decided to make my own inexpensive tool for the job.ĭrill with right angle attachment and drill bit set (up to 5/16” dia.)ĥ/16”Dia. There was a member selling a tool on The Samba but it was rather pricey for what I hoped to be a onetime use. I also had to e careful not to damage the paint on the door! Of course to do that, I first had to get the old hinge pin out. In order to do this I had to remove the existing door hinge pin to replace it with one with the threaded mirror mount. Recently, I decided that I wanted to add a right side rearview mirror. Posted: Thu 1:14 pm Post subject: DIY Door Hinge Pin Removal Tool This page may contain links to eBay where the site receives compensation. Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top
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