Morris Minor Owners Club

OK, this may be a stoopid question, but here goes anyway........

Which way do the front door hinge pins go in-with the splined end at the top or at the bottom? And if I'm going to tap them out with a drift, do I do it from the bottom or the top?

I need to know because I need to get the front drivers door off for repairs & I can't shift the bolts even with a 1/4" W socket, and the screws are beyond salvation.


cheers,
Neil

Use a 'shock' screwdriver - the one you bang on the head with a heavy hammer!

Knock the pins up to remove them. The spline is at the top. And dont forget to support the bottom of the door with a jack and preferably have someone to catch the door when the pin comes out.

bmcecosse wrote:Use a 'shock' screwdriver - the one you bang on the head with a heavy hammer!

And use a blow tourch to heat them up...

Are you sure the push out upwards? I need to do my drivers side upper but it looks like it would touch the door frame.

Any tips for removing them (appart from hitting it hard)

on mine which is original they tap down to get them out

The pins have got to come out one way or the other, so if they don't knock out downwards try upwards. Be adventurous- experiment!!!!!!!!!!

The word 'Tap' might be part of the problem - use a bigger hammer

Had a Disaster today.

Got the drivers side door off, after a battle with an uncooperative bolt, which had to be drilled out.

After a couple of hours beating seven bells out of the hinge pin in an attempt to shift it, I gave up on replacing it and got new hinges instead. It would not budge.

So, £50 lighter, I got round to the task of re-hanging the door. Not an easy one, getting the holes in the captive plate lined up with the hinge holes.

However the captive plate isn't held in very well and has now managed to fall down the hinge pillar out of reach and sight. I think the problem is that the lips inside the pillar that retain it are allowing it too much movement. In the course of wiggling it around to get it to lie flat against the pillar I lost it.

So now I've got to get the wing off and cut a hole in the cover panel, retrieve the plate and then weld the hole shut. Never easy is it?

cheers,
N

Here's my top tip to avoid this^^^^.
Remove one bolt from the hinge and put a 6" nail through the bolt hole into the captive plate.
Remove the remaining bolts (supporting the door obviously).
Carefully move the unsecured door backwards along the nail, and insert another nail or two into the captive plate.
This will stop the plate from dropping down.
The nails need to be 6", as everything else is too thin.

Thanks for the 6" nail tip. Worked well, I've got the door back on now. Cheers neil