Front door hinges

I'm about to replace the front door hinges and have loosened them all with a posi#4 and impact driver already. Just didn't want to completely remove them yet as I'm unsure if the captive nuts behind remain captive in the pillar. Will they fall down inside or is there a way of accessing them through the door pillar? On the 2nd row doors there is a hole behind the nuts but nothing for the front doors. Anyone done this job recently?
Cheers, J

they're on a clip that hooks over a square hole in the bulkhead.

Cheers Redhand.
Should I replace them at the same time then? are they accessible??

I would if i was doing it. Oh and they look like this

That's fantastic - thanks!

Just to add... once the doors are off if you put a thin flat blade screwdriver through the captive nut so you touch the back of the door pillar... when you slip it across you are less likely to drop it down the pillar. I did the reverse when fitting them back as they can spring off. Fit the hinges to the pillars but dont screw tight then put the door in and swing the hinge across and screw them into the door and tighen them all up.
Dont forget........ the hinges may look the same but they are not, there is a top and a bottom one. Match them up with your old ones first or you will wonder why you cant get the holes lined up.... like I did

All tips and advice much appreciated!

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If ye do manage tae drop one down inside, then all ye need is a magnet and a long screwdriver / metal thing to fish it out through the holes. Do the top one furst as it's easier to get the captive nuts out o' the bottom hole

Oh, and use plenty copper grease when ye put the bolts back in

Bloody ell Buster - you didn't have to go out and rip your doors off just to show me!
But cheers anyway

Buster.... you have the touch of a classical pianist

Leave Buster alone . He's my hero. His guides have saved me from hours of insanity

Jonnie Bee said:

Bloody ell Buster - you didn't have to go out and rip your doors off just to show me!
But cheers anyway

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HAHAHAHA! Sometimes it's much easier than tryin' tae explain

Dinnae worry, ah didnae rip them off fur ye.... Ah did it fur somebody else

MrJC said:

Buster.... you have the touch of a classical pianist

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Les Dawson?

jonnie, if you need a hand give me a shout, not got much on this weekend.

Buster - I have to swap my bolts over for stainless ones, would it be worth taking the doors off and changing the J clips to? I was hopeing to just take 1 out at a time and replace them. the last time I took the doors off to swap them I had a right mare lineing them up and the hinges and that bollix. even lost a few clips down the bulkhead (never to be seen again).

G

Griffdowg said:

jonnie, if you need a hand give me a shout, not got much on this weekend.

Buster - I have to swap my bolts over for stainless ones, would it be worth taking the doors off and changing the J clips to? I was hopeing to just take 1 out at a time and replace them. the last time I took the doors off to swap them I had a right mare lineing them up and the hinges and that bollix. even lost a few clips down the bulkhead (never to be seen again).

G

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If ye changed them not that long ago then ah 'think' they should be okay mate. Mind and use plenty copper grease on thum
Dunno if ah mentioned it before or not, but if ye lose the clips down the bulkhead ye can fish them out with a long screwdriver and a magnet through the bottom hinge hole
Might be worth gettin' them out anyways as they could be sittin' in there rottin' away the bottom of the bulkhead!

bustersbus said:

If ye changed them not that long ago then ah 'think' they should be okay mate. Mind and use plenty copper grease on thum
Dunno if ah mentioned it before or not, but if ye lose the clips down the bulkhead ye can fish them out with a long screwdriver and a magnet through the bottom hinge hole
Might be worth gettin' them out anyways as they could be sittin' in there rottin' away the bottom of the bulkhead!

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it was my old 90 buster when i bought the doors of trewy.

my new one is a 96 so the J clips will be pretty old... think i might leave em copper grease the new bolts and see what happens.

G

Just had a thought....
If ye do need to replace them keep yer door closed and take the two bolts out of one hinge on the bulkhead side and fold back the hinge so's ye could replace thum that way...... never done it mesel' yet and it's just a thought

i may know some one who has some of those clips and bolts in there stash

Cheers Griff
If anyone is looking to do this job, RJ Landrovers are selling these for £20+vat a set of 4! Bargain - especially if yer Landy is white!

thats not a complete set for the front, only one is drill fro the mirror

Well spotted - however the ones they sent me were ok - two pairs - left and right and with mirror holes!!