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thought I'd cleared that up with my previous post. Maybe it didn't go
through properly.
"John" <john@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> It's cotter pins guys.
>
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> John - ThunderS**** #59
> '69 Mach 1 w/ 390 4V
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> 3.50 Traction-Lok
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> "Hawkeye65" <rtaddis65@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Scott" <whocares@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:iN2dnfO_5qeHRi3anZ2dnUVZ_tmhnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> examples of a carter pin and a cotter pin are attached
>>>
>>> "Boris" <dd34e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "WindsorFox" <darkshado666@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>>> Boris wrote:
>>>>>> "Hawkeye65" <rtaddis65@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1202689342_11715@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>> 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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