LRO: Re: Door top bolts R & R ? ? ?

From: Hope Peter (hope_peter@bah.com)
Date: Sun Apr 22 2001 - 01:46:33 EDT

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    > Well, with the first day of warm Midwest air, I decided to take the door
    tops
    > off the 109 in preparation for the canvas in a week or two . . In the
    process
    > a passenger side door top bolt sheared off at the bottom of the door top,
    > leaving me a rusty bolt and very little to work with.
    > If you disassemble the door top can you get the bolts out? If not has
    anyone
    > tried welding them? Looking for an inexpensive repair solution, I always
    > wanted defender door tops just not this way.
    > Any advice would be great.
    > Thanks

    Aloha,
    my door tops are still disassembled in my "i'll get to it later" pile. The
    pins appear to be threaded rod that is welded into the lower frame. It also
    looks like the frame box section is folded up after the welding. I can send
    you a couple of photos if you like.
    Pete



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