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Trouble removing Ferret rear vision flap hinge pins
I am trying to remove the rear vision flaps on my 1954 Daimler Ferret Mk1, so I can get into the nooks and crannies and clean and paint the inside.
I have three of the four pins out; however I am having trouble freeing up the upper outside pin. I have tried WD-40, and tapping it with a hammer; however, it doe not seem to want to budge. I want to see if anyone happens to know a trick to removing this that I may not know about before I try the rougher methods of; heat the hinge with a torch, or grinding the ends off and driving it out. I would rather not have to track down, or make, a replacement.
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Robin Ross Westchester, IL 1954 Daimler Ferret Mk 1 - 54-82565 |
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Heat is your friend.................this week I removed the rust welded hub nuts off a Sd.Kfz 8 road wheel with minimum effort once glowing red, even saved the nuts.
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Robin,
Heat is your friend I will agree, also, dont overlook a basic white candle placed onto the area to draw wax in, usually it spontaneously combusts so watch your eyebrows. Good luck
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Robin Craig Home of the Maple Leaf Adapter 2 Canadian Mk1 Ferrets Kawasaki KLR250 CFR 95-10908 ex PPCLI Canadair CL70 CFR 58-91588 Armstrong MT500 serial CFR 86-78530 Two Canam 250s Land Rover S3 Commanders Caravan Carawagon 16 GN 07 Trailer Cargo 3/4 T 2WHD 38 GJ 62 |
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Oh I feel your pain. Be careful with the pounding. If you mushroom the pin you just made the problem worse. I found drilling wasn't an option because my pins were harder than the drill bits.
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