hinge pins seized in hinge

mr andrew taylor, April 2008

with difficulty if they are anything like mine. The theory is that you remove the spring clips with pliers and drift them out using a lump hammer and a suitable drift. In reality they are prone to seizing up and sticking solid. Try cleaning all the old grease off and soaking in top quailty penetrating oil. Apply frequently with a toothbrush all round the hinge pins, leave a few days and repeat as many times as neccessary untill they free off. failing that you need to drill them out and replace with new ones. Hard to ger to with a drill though.

graham, May 2008

Hi Andrew, prise off the retaining clips then useing a suitable size drift and hammer(motor factors sell the correct tool) the lower pin should be driven out upwards and the upper pin downwards

nigel, April 2008