Author Topic: Beetle Door Hinges (Read 3155 times)

kubelguy · « **on:** June 20, 2006, 08:01:40 AM »

How do you replace a loose pin in a beetle door hinge?
and where would you get one?

bugbuzz · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2006, 03:41:53 PM »

Good question?? I have two doors like that (need to fix)!!

Bruce · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2006, 01:35:12 AM »

Hey bugbuzz, do you have an orange Super?

You get hinge pins from Airspeed.

Some hinge pins will come out with a flat ended punch and hammer. Obviously, it is a lot easier to do with the door off the car. I highly recommend you first measure the distance between the 2 hinges before you start hammering and you measure along the way. You don't want to find out you hammered one of the hinges 5 mm out of alignment trying to get the pin out.

If your car has a good paint job, the upper one can be tricky. I first take a large shop rag and tape it to the door below the hinge. Then I have a 4\" wide foot long sheet of steel that I tape on top of the rag. Now if your hammer goes awry, it won't dent or scratch the paint.

bugbuzz · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2006, 10:58:11 PM »

Bruce no I've got a 60 rag it's in members vw's
good idea about protection for door as I do not want to mess with the paint.
I'm thinkin of just taking the door rite off and doin it that way really needs to be done before I reck the bottom of sill & door...........

Luc

Lanny · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2006, 08:12:18 PM »

An air hammer with a long tapered bit will knock the pin out effortlessly. Be very careful with the manual hammer method, the hinge area can be bent quite easily.

bugbuzz · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2006, 10:02:53 PM »

Good idea Lanny I think thats what I'll do..........

kubelguy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2006, 08:23:54 AM »

And what about the problem causing the hinge to be loose?
What adjustments can be made to which hinges to realign the door.........assuming the body was straight which it ain't!