removel of gemini doors

Doe · rice boy Joined: 14 Mar 2002 Posts: 14

what is the correct method/tools to remove the pins from the gemini door hinge. thanks

CuGem · backyard mechanic Joined: 07 Oct 2001 Posts: 599

Get a pin removing tool from Repco (yep that's what its called) and use some penetrating oil eg wd40 a couple of hours before or the day before. Get a mate to help you - they are bloody heavy with the glass in (well at least the wagon doors are). A less refined method is a gas axe or an angle grinder.
Cheers
Michael

Doe · rice boy Joined: 14 Mar 2002 Posts: 14

Micheal thankyou--- any idea on the cost of this tool?

Shark · tinkerer Joined: 03 Dec 2001 Posts: 226

I was quoted $300 for the proper tool that the panel beaters use, the repco one would be cheaper though.
By the way how could you possibly get an angle grinder to remove door pins without f**king everything up?

Doe · rice boy Joined: 14 Mar 2002 Posts: 14

I dont think pins r the parts which r grinded. Anyway thanks for the input.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2002 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: removel of gemini doors

angel grider if u dont want the doors. or make a tool yourself thats what i did. get 2 long bolts that are about or smaller than the pins them self then weld them into a shape of a "T" ( -| ) then hold it over the pin and hit the top of the bolt with a hammer and it will push the pins through and out
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Shark · tinkerer Joined: 03 Dec 2001 Posts: 226

Oh, that makes more sense. Yeah thats how i removed the pins on my doors too, just made up a piece of metal that would fit through the holes and knocked the pins out with it. Each door took well over an hour to remove though..

Poizon · tinkerer Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 81

with the proper ($300) tool, it takes all of about 5 mins to get the door off...

but then again, it is the proper tool, and I was in the workshop.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2002 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: removel of gemini doors

took me like 15 mins with the tool i made. cant see how it would take an hour?? were u smoking billys at the same time???? lol
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CuGem · backyard mechanic Joined: 07 Oct 2001 Posts: 599

The repco one was about $50 from memory a couple of years back. Only took a couple of minutes per door.
The angle grinder will of course f**k everything up on either the shell side or the door side - depending what you want to keep Surprised

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If you live in Brissie, you could borrow mine, assuming the last mate I lent it to can find it...
Cheers

Shark · tinkerer Joined: 03 Dec 2001 Posts: 226

nah mate. the pins were fixed in good. On one of the pins was that stuck, we had to make up a cable running through the pin welded to the piece of metal on the other side. the other end of the cable was connected to a winch and we used the whole weight of the car as well as hammering the other side of the pin.