any hints please

how does one person, with only one arm, remove old and fit new drivers door hinge?
will the door stay in its right place hanging only on the bottom hinge?
i;m fed up of paying garages to do what should be simple jobs.

carefully:behindsofa:

yes you could also place prop or even a trolley jack under the opposite end of the door to keep it lifted up so it doesn't drop while you change the top hinge then repeat the procedure for the bottom hinge.

what you need is two other people,one to hold the door and one unfasten it.and your one arm would be ideal for holding ya brew while yu bark orders at the two poor boggers doin all the graft!

jimbot90 said:

what you need is two other people,one to hold the door and one unfasten it.and your one arm would be ideal for holding ya brew while yu bark orders at the two poor boggers doin all the graft!

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raise:

Aint there some one off here that will come help yer/drink yer beer/tea and tell you where you are going wrong. That said might not get any thing done but you'll have a new mate.

do we know anyone in Somerset?


who would want to go there?:bolt:

al-one-arm said:

how does one person, with only one arm, remove old and fit new drivers door hinge?
will the door stay in its right place hanging only on the bottom hinge?
i;m fed up of paying garages to do what should be simple jobs.

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Not sure that props/jacks underneath will help, the moment that top hinge is released, the whole assembly will become very top heavy and try to twist on the bottom hinge.

First, wind the window down to lower the CofG, then find an engine hoist/tripod or similar and support the door from the top by hanging the top of the frame from the hoist.

I would strongly suggest you lift from the top rather than prop from the bottom ..... think about it, things that hang are inherrantly stable .... good luck !

all done.
i took some joint advice, thanks all,
had bonnet open, engine running, door 3/4 open, bottle jack with wood block underneath, window open with strop to rafters, adjusted jack and strop to lift door just enough to take out all the play in old hinge, removed and replaced top hinge. removed all appliances and adjusted catch. door closes perfectly