Drilling Door Pin's

knockedout88xj · Aug 24, 2009

How do you go about this?
I dont have a die grinder so i have to use a drill but i tried to drill the pins out but still nothings budging?

imboostedru · Aug 24, 2009

You shouldn't need to drill those out. They should come out with a punch. Did you unbolt the door? If not it may be a bit of a pain to knock them out.

knockedout88xj · Aug 24, 2009

i tried but they wont come out, what punch did you use.

ehall · Aug 24, 2009

I was able to use a vice and a reversed socket to press some out. On a couplle I had to use a shop press.

knockedout88xj · Aug 25, 2009

there still on the jeep and the torx's are stripped.:helpme:

ehall · Aug 25, 2009

Are you doing doorless? If you can get a dremel in there you won't need to remove the bolts. An extender worked well for me.

If it's something else you can use the dremel to box the heads and then use wrenches and vice grips to get them off

knockedout88xj · Aug 25, 2009

i don't have a dremel nor can i get one, any other way, and yes i want to go doorless for mudding this upcoming weekend.

ehall · Aug 25, 2009

you need some kind of power tool that you can get in the gap. I doubt an angle grinder will fit but maybe you could cut slots for large flathead screwdriver? Don't cut too deep or you'll split the head

knockedout88xj · Aug 25, 2009

yeah i tried that with a sawsall but no luck, it wont cut threw,ugh

lil_red_wagon · Aug 25, 2009

i unbolted my door first then used a angle grinder. was alot easier. i had to cut the head of a bolt off a bolt or 2. but after i did it was so much easier to get in there and work. it also helps if you get a drill bit and run it through where the pin goes. makes it easier to remove. if you need any help (as much as i can give over the phone) give me a shout.501-545-7452

Talyn · Aug 25, 2009

I used a Dremel. If you don't have one I suggest you get one as they have many purposes and hold up fairly well.

snail · Aug 25, 2009

this happened to me on two of my hinges, and using the dremel was the only solution that worked for me. IIRC i then cut the head of the stripped torx. I tried the slit cutting/using flathead approach but it didnt work.

welding a nut onto the head of the torx would probably

also, one of my pins snapped way short so i had to get it out. jezz these things are in there good (well at least on my 96....my buddy's 94 had no problem punching/pressing the pins out). i ended up drilling out the pin after failed attempts at punchs and vice presses

WrenchMonkey · Aug 25, 2009

Unbolt the door first.

If the torx are stripped (I friggin hate torx) try a pair of vise grips on the head. Slow and painful, but it worked for me.

Robert

Drilling Door Pin's

knockedout88xj

NAXJA Forum User

imboostedru

NAXJA Forum User

knockedout88xj

NAXJA Forum User

ehall

NAXJA Member

knockedout88xj

NAXJA Forum User

ehall

NAXJA Member

knockedout88xj

NAXJA Forum User

ehall

NAXJA Member

knockedout88xj

NAXJA Forum User

lil_red_wagon

NAXJA Forum User

Talyn

NAXJA Forum User

snail

NAXJA Forum User

WrenchMonkey

NAXJA Member #771

Similar threads