[Healeys] Sagging hinges

[Pieter and Linda Scheenhouwer]

Thanks Elton,
 I was trying to avoid the dreaded torch as the hinges are painted but have
succumb! Heating didn't work so I followed your lead and cut through both
hinge pins only to find they where both broken top and bottom! There was
only millimeters of alloy holding my door on.
 For those interested I replaced the pins with cut down 5/16 high tensile
bolts and sleeved the alloy section of the hinge with some brass tube I
found at a hobby shop( being careful to redrill the oil holes). I bonded the
tube in with loctite.
 Since my new pins don't have a splined end to stop them turning I simply
drilled and pined them in place.
 All up cost about AUS$20 and a mornings work,
Cheers
Pieter

-----Original Message-----
From: Elton Schulz [mailto:eschulz at frontiernet.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:20 PM
To: Pieter and Linda Scheenhouwer; Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Sagging hinges

I first removed the hinge from the door and heated the hinge carefully with 
a propane torch and then drove the pin out with a punch and hammer.
On one of my hinges the pin was actually broken in half and could not be 
driven out. I ended up cutting the inner half of the hinge from the outer 
half and then was able to drive the two halves of the pin out.
Good luck.
Elton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pieter and Linda Scheenhouwer" <pieterscheen at optusnet.com.au>
To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:18 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Sagging hinges


>I need to rebuild the door hinges on my BJ7. Does anybody know any tricks 
>to
> getting the pins out? There doesn't seem to be any lock pins but heating 
> in
> the home oven and driving the hinge pin with a punch and hammer just makes

> a
> lot of noise. Any suggestions welcomed,
>
> Cheers
>
> Pieter