Windshield hinge help

Sweet Thang · Post by **Sweet Thang** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 6:55 pm

Hi Volks!
Anyone got ideas for separating the hinge for the hood and windshield without cutting the hinge pin? Thanks for any/all input.

Thingguy · Post by **Thingguy** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 7:22 pm

Do you mean seperate the entire frame from the hood? Those large screws can be a bit pesky. I don't know what it's called but I had to buy a tool that has different attachments (assorted phillips heads mainly).
When you stick the end of it in the screw you wack the other end with a big hammer & it breaks the screw free. I have had to use this several times on old Vee Dubs.
I also used it to seperate the upper windshield from the lower part, of course your at risk of breaking the windshield but I did it without breaking it.
Good Luck,
Scott

Sweet Thang · Post by **Sweet Thang** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 7:38 pm

No, I actually want to split the hinge for some serious metal finishing on both parts.

Sweet Thang · Post by **Sweet Thang** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 6:53 pm

No really, . . anyone? Can the hinge pins be driven out?

Hobug · Post by **Hobug** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 7:53 pm

How big is your hammer???

Thingguy · Post by **Thingguy** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:17 am

I'm not around my Thing right now but I know on a hasp you can grind the nub off one end (carefully) and them take a small enough punch to fit through the hole & hammer the pin out.Then you can put the pin back in later if you need to. Let us know if that is feasable.
Scott

lastsafari · Post by **lastsafari** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:06 pm

Thingguy: I once did it just like you said and it works.

Sweet Thang · Post by **Sweet Thang** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:23 pm

Thanks Thingguy. That does sound like a feasible answer. I'll give that a shot this week an' see how it goes.