Traveller woodwork - rear pillar replacement...

[adrian5750]

HI All

Tackled the 'droopy back doors' on my '64 Traveller today - top nearside was the worst culprit - hinge was sloppy against the woodwork, and attempts to tighten the two coachbolts holding the hinge to the rear pillar showed that the wood was a bit suspect.

Temporary 'bodge' involved removing the hinge, boring out the rotten bolt holes to 1/2" and glueing in a short piece of 1/2" ramin dowel - which will be hidden when the hinge is replaced - the new bolts being fitted through the dowel.
Also liberal use of the 'magic' resin in an attempt to harden the remaining original wood. We'll see how successful this stopgap repair is !

Long-term, it looks as if the two rear pillars could do with replacement. Did I dream it - or is it possible to replace these timbers without a complete timber strip-down ?

I'm now discovering that 'good woodwork' may well be 'dealer-ese' for 'the top 1/8" is fine but I've not dared to poke around any deeper"
- as there would seem to be a couple of places where time and H2O have taken their toll on her timbers !

Thanks for any comments
Adrian

[steve4063]

i swapped the rear piller no problem it took a bit of fiddling but its not too bad.

i will admit u may have to open up some of the joins and its then fun lining the doors back up

[adrian5750]

HI Steve

i swapped the rear piller no problem it took a bit of fiddling but its not too bad.

i will admit u may have to open up some of the joins and its then fun lining the doors back up

OK - I thought I'd heard that it was possible......
Something else for my Christmas List then <g>

For the time being (fingers crossed) the dowelling repair seems to be OK - but sooner or later it's going to be necessary to have the nearside rear pillar replaced, and I miagt as well do the offside one at the same time....

But first - got to get the crack in the front doors welded, and sort out the rattly windows !

Many thanks
Adrian