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240 Door Removal 200 1992

posted by  cn52x5hg on  Thu Nov 19 14:01 CST 2015
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Hello,
I couldn't find any posts on this topic and Bentley didn't address it either. Is removing one of the side doors as simple as tapping out the pins (upward) on each of the hinges? Any gotchas to be careful of? I'm sure having someone hold the weight of the door while doing this is important. Anything else?
Thanks!








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    240 Door Removal 200 1992

    posted by  someone claiming to be Berlis on  Fri Nov 20 16:37 CST 2015 [RELATED]

    Besides marking an outline of the hinges and placing a jack under the door (I would build up wood blocks under the door in two locations) and thirdly, jack up the car on the side of door work to relieve spring tension and movement. These may speed up the work, add safety and assure greater accuracy of door location to frame.

    For the fun of Volvos,
    Mike








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    posted by  Art Benstein on  Thu Nov 19 14:14 CST 2015
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    No, pins don't pound out.

    Remove the bolts from the hinges, depending on why you are removing the door. If you're working alone, use a battery impact wrench with a 12mm socket in one hand to remove the top bolt last, holding the door by the window frame in your other hand.
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    Art Benstein near Baltimore

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      240 Door Removal 200 1992

      posted by  Oleseahorse on  Thu Nov 19 16:10 CST 2015
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      With all due respect to the venerable Mr. B, I would suggest you use a floor jack to hold most of the weight of the door as you fanagle around with the hardware. I wrenched my forearm that took two years to heal from the contorted position of holding the door by it's bottom with my left hand on a left hand door R&R. I may be easier to hold to door at the window as Art suggested, but I'd still use the jack as a "helper".

      Marty








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        240 Door Removal 200 1992

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        posted by  Art Benstein on  Thu Nov 19 18:28 CST 2015
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        You're right Marty. Safety above all.

        I was eager to answer because just last month I removed 4 doors, and by the time I got the 4th one off, I thought I got the method down as captioned above.



        Did make it sound simpler than it is.
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        Art Benstein near Baltimore

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          240 Door Removal 200 1992

          posted by  Nel621 on  Thu Nov 19 19:21 CST 2015
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          Art is that blue seat back a passenger side, no holes?








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            posted by  Art Benstein on  Fri Nov 20 09:26 CST 2015
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            It was, sir. It had holes, but just those you'd expect; the holes for the headrest and lumbar knob. The car was totally under water, but had I known of your interest, I would have squeezed the floodwater out of the foam for you. :-)

            Seriously, I did save the seat bottom covers for my daughter, and they came out of the washing machine in great shape.
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            Art Benstein near Baltimore

            "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction."
            -Albert Einstein








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      240 Door Removal 200 1992

      posted by  cn52x5hg on  Thu Nov 19 14:25 CST 2015
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      Thanks for setting me straight!

      My door was damaged by someone backing into it so I am going to replace it with one from a junkyard. Hopefully I can get everything realigned.








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        240 Door Removal 200 1992

        posted by  Nel621 on  Thu Nov 19 15:58 CST 2015
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        You will be leaving the hinges on the pillars. When you reinstall the new door just follow the outline of where the hinges were. You should be close.







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