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Convertible Door hinge followup - fixed!!
Posted by donE [Email] (more from donE) on Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:40:43
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Just a follow-up to my previous post about the lower hinge on the 95 900SEC driver's door. The A-pillar sheet metal had cracked around the hinge weld and the door sagged to the point of not closing.
I still don't know the exact arrangement of the structure. There seems to be a doubler plate behind the hinge attachment, but it is not welded to the hinge.
For the time being, I have made a simple fix by MIG welding the vertical crack between the factory weld and the sheet metal. Oddly enough, to align the door hinge, I had to (gently) pull the door fully open to get the hinge to seat properly in position. Got the position right the first try by getting the best original orientation I could. Unfortunately, the MIG could not reach the rest of the weld which is still cracked. It looks like the quick fix may fatigue over time without the full perimeter being re-welded.
In the future, I will need to pull the door and the front fender for full access to the perimeter weld. Some of you stick welders may be able to reach it without disassembly. I may even give that a try rather than pull body parts.
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