A BFH is the only way I know how. If that doesn't work, try an EBFH (even
bigger FH) Just be careful, if you want to reuse the door skins.
A mishit makes a mess of the skin. Might try placing a stationary chunk of
metal against eh bolt and striking that to prevent accidentally whacking the
door. I had one of my door tops rusted on and the bolt fought me to within
an inch of coming completely out. Them Rovers have mighty tough rust.
Aloha
Peter
>From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>
>Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
>To: lro@Works.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Door top bolts R & R ? ? ?
>Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:09:09 -0500 (CDT)
>
>On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Hope Peter wrote:
>
>:
>:> 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
>:
>
>New door tops are cheap, if you buy them in england. 15 or 20 pounds (plus
>shipping, which shouldn't be too bad) for a perfectly servicable, rust free
>door top, with new channels. Reuse your existing glass and window lock.
>they'll be the series III type, with a hole at the bottom for the lock, but
>II and IIA style locks rivet just fine to hte top. Consider that before
>you spend lots of time trying to repair a badly rusted one.
>
>while we're on the subject, the door tops on my 109 are good and stuck.
>suggestions on how to get 'em off? I've been spraying penetrating oil up
>the shafts, and tapping the bolts with hammer. I'm afraid to put too much
>force on lest I break it.
>
>
>David, off to beat his door top bolts with a hammer
>
>--
>dscheidt@tumbolia.com
>Bipedalism is only a fad.
>
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