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Re: door removal

To: Pam & Paul Bauman <plhbauman@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: door removal
From: Jim Tyler <toplessdatsun@ga.prestige.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:56:35 -0500
you carefully grind off the small side of the rivet (pin) which passes through
the two triangular
brackets welded to the door and pop it out. (Much easier said than done)  A
dremel tool
or small die grinder is the tool.

Jim

Pam & Paul Bauman wrote:

> Having a good time paint stripping, but I ran into a poser maybe some of you
> have solved. I wanted to take off the doors to strip the door frames and
> just could not figure out how to release the arm that holds the door in the
> full open position. The little devil appears to be welded onto the door and
> the part inside the body is held by a large, round washer with a slot cut in
> it to receive the other end. How does this thing come out? The driver's side
> was easy, as the one on that side broke off before I bought the car!
>
> Paul
> 67 1600


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