[DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
Thomas Tornblom
Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
Sat Jan 17 07:48:06 EST 2009
Göran Malmberg skrev:
> In my case I like a fast way of remowing the lid without interupting
> the allignment of the hinger. So removable pins is fundamental.
> an expanding device in the end of the pin that has to be pushetd in
> is a good idea.
Why not cut a thread, M5 or possibly M6, and secure the pin with a nyloc
nut?
> Goran
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
>
>
> If you install the pins from one side they require hinge removal to get the
> pins out. That would mean that they are unable to fall out. Maybe the "fix"
> of installing the pins the way that they can fall out isn't so much a fix?
>
> Tomas
>
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> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 1:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
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>
>> Um... yes, true story. They probably don't need it unless they've
>> been removed many times. I think it would be a good idea to cotter
>> pin them or put a clip on or something. If one comes out and the
>> other doesn't, it could ruin your day really fast.
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Quoting astephens <artstephens at charter.net>:
>>
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>>> I think the pin came out of one of the hinges on the Dawg's car at
>>> the Silver State. That definitely mad him a "MAD" Dawg. Lots of damage
>>> which ended his race early.
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
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>>>> I've found that once you get them started it is no big deal to pull them
>>>> the rest of the way out. Or at least that is the way it is on my car.
>>>>
>>>> In fact as I'm writing this I'm thinking that because they slide out so
>>>> easy, that maybe they need some kind of positive lock on the opposite
>>>> end. Of course I've never had a problem with them falling out and I
>>>> haven't heard of anyone else having this problem, so maybe that is an
>>>> unfounded concern?
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>> #9270
>>>>
>>>> Erik Anderson wrote:
>>>>> Thanks, Göran. I'm Canadian. We speak metric!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> EA
>>>>> #3528
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Göran Malmberg [mailto:hemipanter at hemipanter.se]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 3:05 PM
>>>>> To: Erik Anderson; detomaso at realbig.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
>>>>>
>>>>> The pins themself are 6mm. Sorry for the mm:rs, but they ARE metric.
>>>>> A little less than a 1/4".
>>>>> Goran
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Erik Anderson" <eanderson at geotracinternational.com>
>>>>> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:29 PM
>>>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> What size punch is needed to remove the deck lid's hinge pins?
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