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McDude

Door Pins

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McDude

Like many on here, I suffer from a sloppy hole - a sloppy door pin hole that is.

 

Having done a search I saw a handy little bodge where someone (sorry I cna't remember who it was to credit them) had made a bush out of a bit of thin sheet steel (an SMA can if I recall!!!). I might try this as I have fairly new pins, but the door still sags.

 

My question is: how do the actual pins come out? Are they an interference fit? Or is there a hidden grub screww? or??? Just tap them out with a hammer?

 

Any other fixes would be welcomed.

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welshpug

early pins are just a roll pin that you knock out, late pins are threaded with a torx head.

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McDude

Thanks Dude.

 

I have little plastic end caps on mine - I'll prise them off and see if they have anything underneath. If not I'll get out the Birmingham Screwdriver.

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welshpug

plastic caps would be the early type that's a roll pin :)

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djinuk

how exactly do you use the sleeve btw ?, do you just glue it around the inside of the hole ?.

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McDude
how exactly do you use the sleeve btw ?, do you just glue it around the inside of the hole ?.

Good question fella - truth is I don't know. I'm going to try and bodge it by making my own bush. I'm thinking that it will hold in place as it really has nowhere to go.

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djinuk

hmm, maybe stew at baker bm could machine up some sleeves for the 205's so taht we can drill out the hinges to a large dia , and then we can use a sleeve to bring it back to the perfect size.

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Simes

You can put new pins in or drill out and use a larger bolt.

There is actually a widely available special tool to remove the roller pin type.

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