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bodgoco
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 Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject: rear hatch hinge assembly |
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| I have a 66 deluxe that was used as a laundry truck for years unfortunately some one backed up with the rear hatch up and damaged the hinges and springs. I have a donor bus that I am using to replace the hinges and spring assembly. Has any one ever taken these things out there killing me! Need to replace so I can put the headliner in any hints. |
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campingbox 
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Joined: November 14, 2000
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| It's a piece of cake. One person job and it only take about an hour to do both sides. The key, is to relieve the spring tension before removing the retaining pins and then the whole thing comes apart. Read you're Bentley manual, or simply use some common sense and your prybar and you'll be set in no time. |
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chiroracer
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Location: long beach
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Anyone know where to get one of the pivot bolts for same?
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mysamba
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Location: California
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I am in the same boat, could you post some pictures of your progress... |
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chiroracer
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:21 am Post subject: |
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I am trying to get one of the "pivot pins" that join the sprung lever to the curved pressed hinge piece ratlookvw has them for sure but I need to send him a pic I will get a pic this afternoon and update then. Steve
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66 bajawestfalia
2/1600 buggy Kreger chassis 4 baja 1000(waiting to re emerge)
71 911 track car
65 kombi EZ camper (sold to OG owner in oregon)
69 class 11 racecar Sold to GH racing now the famous Dora SCOREchampion
70 class 11 prerunner |
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widehatch
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Location: Memphis, TN aka The Armpit of the South
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i need to replace the rear hatch springs on my 67. i've loaned out my bentley manual and now its skipped town with the borrower. can anyone post some detailed step by step instructions. replacing the first set of hinges looks pretty easy but i'm having a hard time figuring out how to remove the springs. i thought id ask before i screw something up.
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dstefun
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tubdub
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Dave, you wanna come by and replace mine sometime?  i cannot find the right tool  |
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dstefun
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Sorry Bob, I have a definite aversion to strong springy things. I don't heal very fast any more.  |
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tubdub
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| picked up the homemade tool from islandveedub and it actually went pretty fast. took the pieces off the parts bus roof and installed them on my bus. anyone in the sac area that needs to do this repair can borrow this tool . pm me |
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widehatch
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Location: Memphis, TN aka The Armpit of the South
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can you explain the steps you took that made the job so easy. most people are saying its hard as hell.
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tubdub
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| can you explain the steps you took that made the job so easy. most people are saying its hard as hell. |
i just followed the instructions from the link dstfun posted.. might have been easier as the bus only had the hinges and no tension bars and the roof i got the parts from was flipped upside down and laying on the ground  |
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