body and interior Door Stop Removal

[snowy]

Im stuck on how to remove the 'door stop' unit. Do I just grind off the cotter /hinge pin?

Raoul

[esty]

take out the inner door panel....2 bolts will be obvious with a 10mm socket

 

the pin attaching the brake to the frame just slides up and out...a little persuasion may be required if it hasn't been out in a while

[snowy]

Thanks Esty

Just found the problem both pins badly bent . I cut the head off and belted it from the top, came out with your suggested 'persuasion'. Now to cut the rust from the doors.

[Simeon]

Hey Snowy, your car looks an awful lot like mine at present. Mind if I ask you your plans for the rust in your doorskin?

Got some similar issues and keen to look at options (was thinking about a half door skin but not clear if that would put more distortion in the panel than small patches).

[tim385]

Not half door skins....distortion. If the rust is just in the corners cut diagonally across the corner(just the skin)peel back the inside fold and remove the rusty bit . buy some panel steel and make a couple of new corners.

[snowy]

Tim is right here. I'm doing the above. I was going to do the square peice but the angle cut is better. The door is going in a bath of mollassas for a few weeks and then I will do the repair. today its back to the sills which are looking worse as more paint comes off. If your door is really bad a new one from W&N  may be the answer if you have the cash.

Raoul