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Are the reinforcement plates for the door hinges on the A pillar accessible?
The lower door hinge bolts are loose and it feels as if the threads have stripped.
the captive plate in the a-pillar is very much boxed in and much surgery would be required to extract it.
As Julian has suggested helicoil would be the easiest way to fix this. You can get a kit that includes drill and tools to do this 5/16" UNF if I recall correctly for the door hinge
I had an issue with one or two of my hinge bolts. Check the bolts themselves haven't worn / stripped. I purchased a new set of hinge bolts for my restoration along with a thread cleaning tap. Resolved my issue and all bolts now grip and torque up correctly.
From my current restoration work, I think you'll find the captive hinge plates aren't accessible for removal / replacement not without major surgery to the A-post construction.
There are two access holes behind the interior carpeting on the A-post but still offer very little access and you can just about feel the ends of the bolts with finger tips.
Even with the front wing removed, there's an outer support panel to the A-post construction
the captive plate in the a-pillar is very much boxed in and much surgery would be required to extract it.
As Julian has suggested helicoil would be the easiest way to fix this. You can get a kit that includes drill and tools to do this 5/16" UNF if I recall correctly for the door hinge
Does this mean that the long held assumption that the heater was the first item on the production line and the rest was built around it could now be called into doubt?
Does this mean that the long held assumption that the heater was the first item on the production line and the rest was built around it could now be called into doubt?
removing heater from a 1995 "softdash" Range Rover classic is a somewhat involved operation
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