2 Door Questions

[Thermal Izod]

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!

[VileZambonie]

You need to remove the clip (the jesus clip) behind the crank.



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

[Thermal Izod]

thanks vile!  might be able to dremil them a little to knock them out...

[JJSZABO]

You need to remove the clip (the jesus clip) behind the crank.

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?

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.

[ccz145a]

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

[Thermal Izod]

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.

[Dragon]

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

LOL Yes, and that is also what you say when they are causing you trouble reinstalling the handles as well....

[Thermal Izod]

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....

[dv8customs]

Put the clip back on the window crank first. Then just pop the crank on.

[69byrd]

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

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

[VileZambonie]

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