50 shoebox door hinge removal?

well, ive got the whole car braced to the nines! doors were aligned and now its time to pull them off and start cutting the rockers out(whats left of them). My car is a fordor and the hinges are a pain in the ass to get off. I sprayed some PB Blaster on the threads of the bolts on the backside 2 days ago but still cant get them to budge. I used a huge phillips head screwdriver and they still wont move. Ive never had hinges like this, usually they are bolts! haha! just wondering if anyone has any other ideas to get them off? I thought of using a small battery powered impact driver, but i dont feel like spending $200 on one. Im sure someone else has had issues too, lemme know! thanks everbody

 

How about just a regular old impact driver ? ? Heat up the back side of the Bolts (if you can get at them) and wack the Screws with the Impact Driver.

VR&C.

 

yes you are going to need an impact gun!!!! its the only way i got mine off! do you know anyone with a small compressor?

 

Here's a link that will answer your prayers:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6015

If you have an air compressor you are set. I have used this on EVERYTHING, & it has never failed, not once.

If you try it let me know how it works. You will not believe it til you try!

Dan

 

DON'T use an air impact! Get a hammer driver. They're cheap, and work great. When you smack it with a BFH, it bites in to the screw and doesn't strip out. You'll need some heat too. Those hinges take quite a bite in 50 some years!

 

what he said. I made one, tried it and will NEVER use a hammer driver again.

screw knockers rule.

 

Dodgerodder (dan) is right on the money, i came across that thread the other day and fabbed up one of those tools!!! only had one bolt brake and the rest unscrewed nice and easy!! ive done everything from the torch to welding nuts on the screws and that little tool is just awesome!!

 

THat tool is sick! Even better, i have a pneumatic chisel layin around and a few chisels too so i dont have to buy anything. Thanks a lot for the tips guys, hopefully i will have them out tomorrow!

 

Torch and wax will help any tool you may have.The hot wax goes into the threads instantly.

 

Dodgerodder is steering you in the right direction.

 

This may help with rusted bolts, I read it somewhere and kept in a word file because I knew it would be handy someday:

"Below is the results of a study done by Machinist's Workshop magazine and published in the April 2007 issue. They compared different penetrating oils to see which one did the best job of removing a rusted bolt by measuring the pounds of torque required to loosen the bolt once treated.<O</O
Here's the summary of the test results:<O</O<O</O
Penetrating oil ..... Average load
None ...................... <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com516 pounds</st1:metricconverter>
WD-40 ................... <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="238 pounds">238 pounds</st1:metricconverter>
PB Blaster .............. <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="214 pounds">214 pounds</st1:metricconverter>
Liquid Wrench ........ <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="127 pounds">127 pounds</st1:metricconverter>
<st1:City w:st="on"><ST1Kano </ST1</st1:City>Kroil .............. <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="106 pounds">106 pounds</st1:metricconverter><O</O
ATF-Acetone mix......53 pounds"

Hope it helps....haven't tried it though.

 

I drilled out all mine

 

If you go the way of the impact chisel as shown in thread link above, make sure you have a #4 phillips bit and spray those screws with PB blaster or similar. No other setup worked for me but as soon as i got one(#4 bit), bang, the door was off.