Hood hinge pin help needed

dustymaxhudson
dustymaxhudson Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I'm getting ready to take my 34 Hudson Coupe to the sandblaster and I need to remove the hood hinge pins to ensure a proper blasting. No Matter what I've tried, I can't get them to budge! Anyone out ther have any ideas?:eek:

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  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    :) Well. Are you a religious man? Your gunna' need the help of your God I think. No easy way that I know of to do this. But, I think if I say a suggestion then at least one person will correct me. lol I would (and have done this) soak it in that Kroil spray for days and keep working the hinge open and closed. If you can't bump the hinge pin and get it started one way or the other then you should be able to get a hand drill and chuck it up straight to the hinge pin. Then try to twist it one way then the other. After the pin is free of "both" sides of the hood it will be able to move inside the hinge. I did this on a 34' Terraplane. But, mine was real bad too and I had to actually open up the hinge for about half the length of the hood. I hope yours doesn't get that tough. Be careful not to distort the area next to the hinge. ...guess that's obvious, haha....good luck!
  • essexcoupe3131
    essexcoupe3131 Senior Contributor
    have you tried CRC or even Simply Green if you have it there, we use simply green for cleaning diamond tooling and cleaning up alll sorts , its a dregreaser, cleans gold , silver, pauter,.the concentrate is the best, I dont know if its citrused based like a lot of the orange household cleaners , cleans melamine ,laminate et etc and attackes rust worth a try

    better than bending steel
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    If not Kroil, Try PB blaster from Auto Zone. Another thing that may sound crazy but if all else fails dribble a little brake fluid along the hinge. brake fluid will dissolvejust about anything, including rust.
    Bob Hickson
  • Clutchguy
    Clutchguy Senior Contributor
    essexcoupe3131 wrote:
    have you tried CRC or even Simply Green if you have it there, we use simply green for cleaning diamond tooling and cleaning up alll sorts , its a dregreaser, cleans gold , silver, pauter,.the concentrate is the best, I dont know if its citrused based like a lot of the orange household cleaners , cleans melamine ,laminate et etc and attackes rust worth a try

    better than bending steel



    Funny story about Simply green-I once had an old Ford van.It sat around most of the time under trees and I would get it out about twice a year.I decided to clean the mildew and other dirt off and sprayed this product on one side and went to the other side and started spraying it.When I came back to the side first sprayed,it was bleeding all the white paint onto the ground!!!! As I grabbed the hose and started washing it off,I was laughing so hard because these people have named the product wrong.It should be Simply clean,spray it on,hose it off!!!and list a whole new things it will clean!!! LOL
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I had to put the torch to my 36 hood to loosen the hinge. It was not enough to distort the metal but it did the job.
  • dustymaxhudson
    dustymaxhudson Expert Adviser
    :) Well, I finally got the hood apart. I soaked it in PB Blaster for a week, bought some steel rod and hammered the pins out. What a pain in the *@##! Thanks to everyone for your input. It's off to the blaster now! My daughter graduates next weekend, so I'll be busy for a week or so , but after that, I'll post some pictures. Walt
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    The only issue with soaking parts like that - especially a hood - is making sure to get all that material off before it goes to media blast.

    Media blasting can acutally impregnate contaminants into the metal and cause MAJOR issues with primer adhesion and carry all the way out to fisheye problems with the top coat.
  • dustymaxhudson
    dustymaxhudson Expert Adviser
    Thanks for the info Dan! Any idea how I can clean the parts before sending them out ?
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    dustymaxhudson wrote:
    Thanks for the info Dan! Any idea how I can clean the parts before sending them out ?

    I'd start with a good degreaser and scrub brush or scotch brite pad, followed immediately with a water rinse ~ the main thing you want to avoid is having the cleaning solution start to dry before you clean it off. - don't worry about using a water rinse at this point because you don't need to worry if slight surface rust shows up since it would be minimal anyway and you are sending it out for media blast to boot.

    Then believe it or not I'd follow up with some spray-on Oven Cleaner - which is an excellent agressive cleaner (it will actually take some paint and primer down to bare metal so be careful where you spray it and work with it) - and just the same as with the degreaser don't allow the oven cleaner to start surface drying before rinsing off with water.

    After that a mild soap and water scrub, rinse and dry and you'd be good to go in my opinion.
  • dustymaxhudson
    dustymaxhudson Expert Adviser
    I'll give it a try Dan.Thanks!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    When you replace the pins, use brass, stainless or nylon rods.

    I had to soak my pins in Blaster for several months.

    Jerry
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