Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Hinge Screw Was Tough

After much resistance, I finally gave up the last screw holding my lower driver's door hinge on. Tom ended up rotating the hinge back and forth until the screw, the rust, and the threaded plate inside the door ceased to be one with each other. With the hinges off, it was relatively easy to pound out the old pins, remove what was left of the bushings and replace all with new parts. He had scratched some lines on the door along the edges of the hinges before removing them, so he was able to put the hinges back on close to the original locations. It'll be interesting to see how everything lines up when he and Ariel reinstall the door.