Hood Hinge dismantling

[Diescipel]

For rust and to install new bushings... is there a trick to getting the hinge pin out? I'm about to use a punch and hammer...

Tnx,
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[nuclearlemon]

heat....lots of it

 

[Diescipel]

Roger--tnx. So they are just pressed in? It doesn't look like they are welded, just the hinge eye. What do peeps think of replacing the pin with a stainless bolt?

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[nuclearlemon]

iirc, they are pressed in. i made a steel tilt front end on my first cruiser and pulled the pin out and ran a hitch pin for when the hood was closed.

 

[65swb45]

Pins are da bomb. I've bought some for mine too, just haven't gotten around to it yet. dd113 wishes he had some for his 62. PM him for details.