By Barrett Jennings on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 03:02 pm: Edit

I am a new owner of a 96 disco cd and it has a bent lower hinge on the rear door. The previous owner backed into a tree .? How can one remove the hinge? Is it possible to remove one half (the half attached to the door frame is bent. I believe that if I can remove the half I could bent it back . I would appreciate any info you could offer. Barry

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 03:51 pm: Edit

Off hand I have no idea , I will have to look when I get some light (Tomorrow)..

Kyle

By hadaz on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 06:12 pm: Edit

according to the service manual it is just a matter of unbolting the hinges. They say in there if you remove the whole door that you would need 2 people to complete the job. I would think that just as a precaution before you remove the hinge you should look for a way to help support the weight of the door besides just the one hinge.

By C Browne on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 09:59 pm: Edit

Honestly you're best off replacing it as the hinge is weakened by being bent. They only cost about $40 each, paint over the primer with a zinc based primer before finishing