door pin removet tool

[richi]

Can someone please tell me which size I need to buy or better yet a eBay link to the right tool as there are loads on there and not sure which ones would be any good thanks alot

[L14MNP]

Bonnet stay or some round bar and a hammer. Much more effective.

[richi]

I used they search which said that was a ball ache and doesn't work proper

[L14MNP]

Whoever said that is talking sh!t tbf.

If you're set on a door pin removal tool, the Draper one fits Nova (and Volvo 360 lol) door pins, but is inferior to a length of straight bar for me.

[richi]

Won't kill me to try the bonnet stay really will give it a try and hate you if it don't work lol

[L14MNP]

:)/:(

[pikey1986]

i welded about 6in of bonnet stay to an old screw driver and job done, it takes me longer to remove a wing than it does a door

[swedge]

i currently have no bonnet stay because of this, works a treat though lol

[L14MNP]

i welded about 6in of bonnet stay to an old screw driver and job done, it takes me longer to remove a wing than it does a door

Aye, I have an old screwdriver the same somewhere. When I removed the Volvo's doors, which are touted as being much much harder than an already difficult Nova, I used threaded bar as it's all I had. Still off in <5 mins per side.

http://aarkangel.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/0094631039058.jpg

[richi]

So do I just cut the bonnet stay where it is straight then hit the pin out?

[L14MNP]

Yep.

[pikey1986]

yes, the only reason i welded it to a screw driver is so i had a bigger area to aim for when hammering as my hand-to-eye co-ordination can be somewhat shocking at time lol

[swedge]

yes, the only reason i welded it to a screw driver is so i had a bigger area to aim for when hammering as my hand-to-eye co-ordination can be somewhat shocking at time lol

i did hit my door a few times but was being prepped for paint at the same time so wasnt to fussed lol

[L14MNP]

Complex to use mind.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/ManorQuay/Volvo%20360/IMG049.jpg

[swedge]

mines wasnt quite as long as that though lol

[L14MNP]

mines wasnt quite as long as that though lol

That gets the bottom one out too. You're meant to hit that up from the bottom, but I found you can drive it out of the hinge on the shell which gives enough clearance to lift the door off, then remove the pin with a pair of mole grips. lol

[marc69]

wish i'd known this a few years ago, I bought the draper tool and seriously took 3 hours to remove 2 doors, the tool was well knackered by the time I had finished, when it came to the donor car, the tool actually broke by the final 2 pins. we got one knocked out but the other, my dad kust grinded off the whole hinge!

[Iain]

Been a while since I've removed a door, but I thought the top looped over stopping you from hitting something straight down?

I was very pleased with the tool, allows you to pull the bottom pin upwards also.

[richi]

Just done it now and it was easy, I had soaked them in wd40 for the last few days, kept the bonnet prop long, did them both with one long piece thanks for the help +rep thanks

[brucer]

the articles section has a 'how to'.

[pottersrebel]

when i removed my doors of my corsa stock car donor shell i struggled removing the pins so just got out the 9 inch grinder and cut the hinges off, mind u i did know the doors wouldnt be going back on again altho i did try spend about two minutes tring remove the pins wen i saw the grinder sitting there waiting lol

[mowgli]

most of the trouble is down to pin wear. it you put a rag on a trolley jack & use it to support the far end of the door & take the weight, the pins come out easier