carlt1970 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hi is there another way of removing the door pins on a manta B without a removal tool if not what one do i need to buy and where. Many Thanks Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I got a Sykes Pickavant one and bent it. Don't want to discourage you but you can easily spend all day trying to pull a pair of doors off. Ended up getting a mate to take his grinder to the hinges! That only works if the doors coming off are scrap though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hi is there another way of removing the door pins on a manta B without a removal tool if not what one do i need to buy and where. Many Thanks Carl I am not scraping this one not yet anyway lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I am not scraping this one not yet anyway lol Yes you can remove without the tool. Not going to tell you how. Removal tool is between £10 and £20 from Machine Mart for a cheap one. Buy 2 of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjz400 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Yes you can remove without the tool. Not going to tell you how. Oh go on do tell I would be interested in that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Wull av soaked um in diesel und un ran awe tap doon grabbed thi fecker nae probs und wiz like pooin awe tooth popped oot nae probs, awe stud extractor wid probs dae thi same if gettin awe bite. Hid wan owe they door pin removal tools metal as saft as Sh..!! plus geed oot tae some wan years back und niver got back so if yae kin mind who yae urr readin thi JIST KEEP UM!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Only prob with that is if you were unlucky enough to break a die or stud extractor in it you would have a devil of a job drilling out high carbon steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Yup! very true, guess am awe lucky fecker or they wurnae thaut tight. Noo jist had awe thought hooz aboot freezin thi feckers wid drap oot an awe! widnae ken who ti git thi door intae mi freezer though!! But yae could use yon plumbers magi can that freezes thi pipes tae shrink thi door pin awe tad tae poo oot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyswallox Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Like that idea alot, Rab . Ive got to be honest and confess I too have taken the grinder to the hinges ... (Well, a petrol stone-cutter really ! ) Had a thinner blade than the grinder .. sliced thru the hinges along the A post naw prub's und niver wunt nigh thi daws atull .... Im awae ti thi ploomers ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 i made my actual tool from a 2 foot long bar with a suitable thin slotted end cut into it.but bought the actual pull out pins via a local garage.think they were sykes pickavant ones. i had been previously using 5mm dia long bolts & rounded off deep nuts.this seemed to do the job just as well except they used to snap more often than the proper thing. ive also had times when i cant get my tool through the pins & have got them out by tapping OUTWARDS & chopping off with sharp chisel as it comes out!but the proper way is definately best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A377 SAS Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Knock the pins the 'wrong' way first with a punch (knock top pin upwards and bottom pin downwards) to break the seal and then pull them with the tool (pull top pin downwards and bottom pin upwards). I made my own tool from a threaded rod with a rounded nut, same outer diameter as the door pin, at one end and a hefty bar bolted at right angles to the other end, strong enough to sustain some savage blows with a hammer. Pins would not budge until I knocked them the 'wrong' way but then they slid out no problem. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 if you snap the rod when hitting the tool with a hammer, you can get the quick release bar/rod out of a bikes quick release hub just need the knurled bit to screw on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Yes you can remove without the tool. Not going to tell you how. Removal tool is between £10 and £20 from Machine Mart for a cheap one. Buy 2 of these. Thanks for not telling me lol i dont want to waste money on tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Slip and chip the paint or dent somethiing or hurt yourself and all of a sudden the £13.79 inc VAT form Machine Mart is cheap. http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...door-hinge-tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 the offical GM Tool is a flexi slide hammer which is on the same lines as the one made by SAS in the above post. The GM one just has a large lump of metal the slide up and down the rod. Works a treat, got the pins out of a '79 coupe in a minute or so Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Most important bit of advice? Take your time. GL Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I too am about to embark on this operation. Can you refit the old hinge pins afterward or is it a case of having to replace with new? Are these still available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Got the tool from machine mart with a soaking of wd40 they came out very easy thank god.Thanks for all your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveopel Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 You can get the replacments from these, they also do the tool but its a little more expensive tham MM im not sure if MM do the spare parts though. http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Door-Hinge-Re...Sealey-VS803-04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballbag42 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 can you still get the hinge pins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yes have them in stock @ £0.40 each + VAT & Postage cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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