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Traveller door hinges
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:45 pm
by millerman
Slowly re-building Traveller
Should there be gaskets under the hinges, if so use gasket paper to make or buy from usual suppliers?
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:59 pm
by alex_holden
No, the hinges shouldn't have gaskets AFAIK.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:01 pm
by d_harris
Again, I don't think so. Never seen one with a gasket
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:20 pm
by bigginger
Me neither - I think we can safely say they didn't have them
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*waits for someone to say "of course they did"
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:43 am
by d_harris
"of course they did"
Happy now?
hinges
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:05 am
by Willie
If, despite your best efforts you find it impossible to align the doors properly then you will probably have to fashion suitable gaskets to help.
If your hinges had no gaskets then the car was in good shape. After a rebuild that is often not the case!
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:38 pm
by millerman
Thanks for replies.
I was of the opinion that a suitable paper gasket would prevent staining/making of the wood by the hinge rusting.
Willie doors fitted ok when dry fit carried out
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:13 pm
by MoggyTech
hinge rusting.
Pretty sure they are made of some kind of alloy casting, so rust shouldn't be a problem. Never seen a gasket on a Traveller door hings.
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:46 pm
by bigginger
millerman wrote:staining/making of the wood by the hinge rusting.
I didn't realise you were talking about rear door hinges
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hinges
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:00 pm
by Willie
Neither did I
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:26 pm
by d_harris
Nope, they are steel. The ones on the back of mine had a nice rusty coating which I blitzed
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:35 pm
by millerman
Sorry for the muddle
Senior moment!!
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:30 am
by Orkney
Mine has gaskets on the door timbers only - look like rubber, guess 1.5mm thick.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:41 pm
by Kevin
Never had any gaskets on any of the rear doors of the Travellers I have owned.
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:22 pm
by bmcecosse
Yes - mine have composition/rubber gaskets. Handy tip by the way - if the doors are sagging on the balls - put a small nylon washer under each ball to lift the ball in the hinge socket.