Best way to remove door!

[Letnova]

What's the best way to remove the door pins? I think my lower door pin has snapped and door has dropped, but can't get anything in there to get it out. Can u still buy the door pins? Cheers.

[chrisd1986]

Tap it out with a drift

[kent14sr]

Soak pins in penetrating oil

Purchase Laser door pin removal tool, and use that (about £20) - easiest and most hassle free method I have found (though still usually need a good soaking in oil overnight)

You can cut down a bonnet stay to use as a drift - but never bothered personally.

[EwanG]

Soak pins in penetrating oil

Purchase Laser door pin removal tool, and use that (about £20) - easiest and most hassle free method I have found (though still usually need a good soaking in oil overnight)

You can cut down a bonnet stay to use as a drift - but never bothered personally.
I dont need to remove my doors and hopefully never. But are the pins tapered. If so what way do you drive them out?

[mowgli]

the pins are not tapered, so you usually knock them downwards.

the most important thing is to support the handle end of the door, with something like a jack (with a rag on it to protect the door) and then carefully lift it up a couple of mm. the pins wear, and they wear with an offset, so they won't pull out very easily if you don't support the door.

[kent14sr]

I always tap the top one downwards and the bottom one upwards - otherwise they catch the door skin inner bit.

I am replacing mine with Corsa door pins which are longer - which I was told are the same diameter, although cant confirm as not done it yet.

[Andy]

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[L14MNP]

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Andys way is too much work.