Date:         Tue, 6 Sep 1994 11:15:24 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Thom Fitzpatrick" <thom@tim.com>
Subject:      Re: Engine compartment door hinge

>
>Anyone know of a good way to effect repairs on a hinge whose mounting holes
>have stripped out?  (the ones in the body, not the door)
>
>I don't see any way to access what appears to be a threaded 'plate' in the
>body above the door hinge, that the hinge screws thread into.  Someone said
>I'll have to weld the hinge to the body, but would rather not get so drastic.

You have 2 choices that I am aware of:

A) Cut a small hole in the hinge carrier behind the offending bold, and 
use the standard bolt-washer-nut setup....

B) Replace the hinge carrier.

I am going to do B because someone prior dir A, and i'm kinda anal about
this bus.  Its slowing turning into a no-holds-barred restoration....

Thom
'56 Kombi
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