Removing door
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Sweden
Removing door
Need to take off my passenger door. (I have the body off the frame and doing repair to the rocker channels.) Any special procedure involved doing this? One helper holding the door while I unbolt it at the body (lower hinge) and door (upper hinge)?
I suspect it is a PITA to align it back the way it was?
/Johan
I suspect it is a PITA to align it back the way it was?
/Johan
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi Johan,
You might want to run a couple of layers masking tape on the door, front fender, and rear fender, edges. Its pretty easy to chip the paint by accident.
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
You might want to run a couple of layers masking tape on the door, front fender, and rear fender, edges. Its pretty easy to chip the paint by accident.
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Norfolk VA
It will take some time but not a PITA. I removed my driver's door from the hinges (left the hinge on the body) Had a helper to realign the door but didn't get it. After my helper left i got my bottle jack to jack the door to the appropriate level and while I had a floor jack near the rear of the door. I got it right then.
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Sweden
Thanks for the advice.
I'm adding a repair piece to the #2 body mount/rocker channel. In order to get it up in the hinge pillar i need to remove the lower hinge bolts, and I don't want to let the door hang in just the top hinge.
/Johan
I'm adding a repair piece to the #2 body mount/rocker channel. In order to get it up in the hinge pillar i need to remove the lower hinge bolts, and I don't want to let the door hang in just the top hinge.
/Johan
