I was comparing the door check strap rivets on my Tiger and my TR-6 and they
appear to be very similar. These rivets are readily available for the TR-6.
MOSS P/N 325-275 $0.65, Victoria British P/N 12-8189 $0.88.
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> From: Jay Laifman[SMTP:Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com]
> Reply To: Jay Laifman
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 7:51 AM
> To: alpines@autox.team.net; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Door Hinges
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> Larry writes:
> >Those hinges are tough to remove. Paint is not a problem, but rust
> >between screw and hindges is. Soak with WD-40 for several days, tap
> >with hammer, each day, and buy an impact screw driver. It has a
> >phillips head, and at the other end, you hit it with a hammer, and it
> >turns screw, with damage to screw head.
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> While that is true, that is only AFTER you remove the door strap. Unless
> you do that, you can't get the door open wide enough to get the impact
> screw driver in there.
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> I just did this. Which of course raises a question. Anyone have
> suggestions on what to use to replace the factory rivet that was in there
> holding on the door strap? I understand that it has to be small enough to
> fit in the hole in the door when the door closes.
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> Jay
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