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

From: Jim Hall (jimfoo@qwest.net)
Date: Sun Apr 22 2001 - 19:33:04 EDT

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    Never hurts to run a drill down the hole either. And make sure the seal
    is in good shape so no water can get in.

    David Scheidt wrote:
    >
    > On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, Peter Ogilvie wrote:
    >
    > :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.
    >
    > I got them off, with the aid of a BFH, a 300 lb neighbor and his 4ft long crow
    > bar. Amazing how stuck they got, from just last summer. I think this fall,
    > when I put them on for the last time, I'll coat the bolts in grease.
    >
    > David
    >
    > --
    > dscheidt@tumbolia.com
    > Bipedalism is only a fad.

    -- 
    Jim Hall
    1966 88" Elephant Chaser
    http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo
    "You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling 
    with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
    



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