| Author | Message | ||
     Bill Howell (Billh13) New Member Username: Billh13 Post Number: 7 Registered: 03-2003 |
I can not get the rear plate off my disco. The aluminum pieces in the door spin as I spin the screws. I can not believe this could be this hard. Please help. I work on my disco at our rescue squad building.I have access to a set of jaws and I'm ready to use them to just cut the door off. I have been at this for 3 hours no better than when I started. | ||
| roald windrich (Roald) New Member Username: Roald Post Number: 4 Registered: 09-2002 |
Bill, remove the cover on the inside of the door you will have then full acces to the blindnuts wich are spining | ||
| Jason Gustavson (Prescottj) Senior Member Username: Prescottj Post Number: 523 Registered: 12-2002 |
grind them off and buy new hardware  | ||
| Jeremy Katka (Jkatka) Member Username: Jkatka Post Number: 238 Registered: 02-2002 |
I had the same problem. I think the replacement rivnuts where 8mm off the top of my head, I could be wrong though. You may want to use a small grinder or disk cutter to cut them off from the inside. JK | ||
| Bill Ross (Billr) New Member Username: Billr Post Number: 35 Registered: 11-2002 |
I had the same problem with my Disco. Took it to a body shop who cut off the nutserts from inside as described by Roald. The shop then used a rubber fitting with a brass insert and stainless bolts to reattach the plate. Apparently these are the fittings used by GM to attach the outside mirrors on some pickups. The beauty of these is that there is no corrosion around the hole in the door, between the fitting and the stainless bolt, plus there is enough of a rubber shoulder on the fitting to keep the plate away from the door itself. |
