It's cotter pins guys.
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John - ThunderS**** #59
'69 Mach 1 w/ 390 4V
Wide Ratio Toploader
3.50 Traction-Lok
Acapulco Blue
"Hawkeye65" <rtaddis65@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Scott" <whocares@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> examples of a carter pin and a cotter pin are attached
>>
>> "Boris" <dd34e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "WindsorFox" <darkshado666@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Boris wrote:
>>>>> "Hawkeye65" <rtaddis65@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>> Could someone tell me a good tool to use to cut the old door hinge
>>>>>> pins
>>>>>> of a 1989 Mustang LX? I have a pair of "bolt cutters" but the nose
is
>>>>>> not long enough to fit between the door and the fender. It is a
>>>>>> rolling
>>>>>> restoration.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I thought they had a carter pin through a hole at the bottom of the
>>>>> hinge
>>>>> pin, pull out the carter pin, then pull out the hinge pin.
>>>>>
>>>>> ??
>>>>
>>>> Carter pin?? Mine doesn't have those. Mine doesn't even have Cotter
>>>> pins
>>>> in it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> 1993 5.0 LX Coup,
>>> top pin has a carter pin,
>>> bottom pin does not.
>>> looks like the bottom pin is press fit, or screwed together(probably
not
>>> screwed)
>>> A shop rehung both doors, I could not figure out how to remove the
>>> bottom
>>> pin. not sure how they did it.
>>> Could have ground the top off the bottom pin(?).
>>> On my car both doors the top pins lost the carters and were floating
up,
>>> bu****ngs were worn, loose door, not good when going fast, squeeks too
>>> much
>>> Good luck!
>>> + go Fast!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Thanks for the advise. I've got a couple of chisels for metal. I'll take
a
> better look at it this coming weekend and see what I can figure out. I'd
> thought about the body shop, but figure I can better use the money for
> something else on the car. I was told about the jack to sup****t the
door.
> Luckily I have a good floor model jack. I'll check for carter pins. Will
> be interesting to see if there are any for the hinges.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Hawkeye65
>
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