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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2005removing doors from a '55
What holds the doors on a '55? I'm not in town so I can't look at mine. If it's bolts, not a problem but if it's big philips screws, how do you get 'em out? I've bought a hulk but will be disassembling it for parts when I get home. TIA John > What holds the doors on a '55? I'm not in town so I can't look at mine. > If it's bolts, not a problem but if it's big philips screws, how do you [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > TIA > John Impact screwdriver. Only tool that removes those big Philips screws. Penetrating oil and heat may also be required, but don't even try with a regular screwdriver... nate  Signaturereplace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel Big Phillips screws, I use a phillips screw bit on a 3/8 drive rachet and all the rusty bolt removal techniques I know. > What holds the doors on a '55? I'm not in town so I can't look at mine. > If it's bolts, not a problem but if it's big philips screws, how do you [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > TIA > John >What holds the doors on a '55? I'm not in town so I can't look at mine. >If it's bolts, not a problem but if it's big philips screws, how do you [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >TIA >John STOP DO NOTHING.................LISTEN CAREFULLY...................... REMOVE DOOR WITH THE HINGES ATTACHED< DO NOT TAKE HINGES OOF DOOR If car is a HT and anot a pillard coupe, open doors, and then weld a stiff bar between door posts to keep opening as it was..........BUT WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT TAKE HINGES OOF DOOR. When ready i\to install, the three screws in the post will alghn the door BILLY Bill, it's a hulk, being parted out.. >> What holds the doors on a '55? I'm not in town so I can't look at mine. >> If it's bolts, not a problem but if it's big philips screws, how do you [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > BILLY SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 62 Lark 2 door 61 Hawk 60? Hawk 53 Starlight Thanx, guys. I'll take a biiiig philips socket, an impact tool and a rachet. It's in a field so hard to do much else. John A torch would be nice. If you tak the front fenders off you can apply heat and then penetrating oil to the back side of the bolts. In order to get some of mine loose I had to heat the heads to a cherry red and let them cool and then use the impact screw driver. They have them at Harbor Freight and they come with large screw driver bits. > Thanx, guys. I'll take a biiiig philips socket, an impact tool and a > rachet. It's in a field so hard to do much else. > > John |
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