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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: Thermal Izod on December 11, 2008, 05:03:18 am
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Well, I'm trying to change out my hinge pins....they appear to be bucked at the bottom. The nipple has 2 flat spots on it, and a wad of metal up by the hinge itself by both flats....how, with hand tools, do i go about getting these out? I can't tell if it's got a c-clip on it or what, but it appears to be kinda bucked to hold it there....?
the other is, i'm gonna refinish my interior door panels...how do i get the window crank handle off? thanks for your help!
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You need to remove the clip (the jesus clip) behind the crank.
(http://www.swedishtreasures.com/654168.jpg)
Either use the tool or a pick tool to pop it off. Also a paint can opener ground to a point works mint.
If there are retainers on your pins remove them and drive them out. If someone modified them you may have to cut them off and get replacements
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thanks vile! might be able to dremil them a little to knock them out...
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You need to remove the clip (the jesus clip) behind the crank.
(http://www.swedishtreasures.com/654168.jpg)
Vile: Is that the REAL name for that clip - the jesus clip? Or is it named that way, because, that is what you say when you are trying to remove it? :D
Thermal Izod - I use a thin rag to slip behind the window crank and "catch/push" the clip out. A trick I learned from the audio folks.
I removed my hinge pins by cutting the pins with a reciprocating saw and using a long metal punch to hammer the two remaining pieces out. I did this with the hinges removed from the vehicle.
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that is what you say when you are trying to remove it?
No, that's what you say after you remove it, and it goes flying off somewhere ;D
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hahaha, ok i got the hinge pins done today. I had to remove the door to make room to bang out the pins. you can see in my pics, it looks like they used an air chisel to create a flange to hold them in. I was able to beat the top one out with a hammer, but the tabs on the bottom one needed to be dremiled down so i could pound it out. the bushing pictured was the best of the four that were in there...unreal. it's like a new door, no sag, closes 100X's easier. It still takes a little swing to close it, but not the SLAM it used to. Barely had to adjust the striker at all...Also note the wear grooves on the pins themselves.
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that is what you say when you are trying to remove it?
No, that's what you say after you remove it, and it goes flying off somewhere ;D
LOL Yes, and that is also what you say when they are causing you trouble reinstalling the handles as well....
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ok, got the door panels off and painted today. any tricks to get the window crank jesus clips back on w/o scratching up my fresh door panels? i got 'em off with a thin screw-driver....
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Put the clip back on the window crank first. Then just pop the crank on.
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that is what you say when you are trying to remove it?
No, that's what you say after you remove it, and it goes flying off somewhere ;D
LOL Yes, and that is also what you say when they are causing you trouble reinstalling the handles as well....
I always had a few other choice words for them ;D
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_clip
Personally I call them that when they go flying and I can't find them and start cussing like on friday when I lost a snap ring. I bought a snap ring kit for 5 bucks thank jesus I had it lol