door removal

flippinbruce · 06-21-2008

A little help! I am trying to remove the doors from my 69 gt, but after removing the six bolts, (3 top, 3 bottom) the door still seems to hang up and not want to come out. any and all help will be appreciated. Thanks

ungermm · 06-21-2008

I've always removed the door from the hinge first, and then removed the hinges after that. The problem is the hinges don't come straight out. I think they go in at an angle and then straighten out. To remove the door from the hinge you have to remove the door panel and then the two hex bolts. They can sometimes be on there really tight. I had to use a 1/2" drive socket with a hex key bit to get my last set of doors out, and still bent several hex bits doing so.
Jerry

GTJIM · 06-22-2008

Before you remove the doors from the hinge scratch around then with a scriber so you know where the factory had them adjusted to make re-install easier.

flippinbruce · 06-22-2008

Thanks guys for the help, all is greatly appreciated.

06-21-2008	#1 (permalink)
flippinbruce Opeler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cincinnati Posts: 14 Logbook Entries: 1	Unanswered: door removal A little help! I am trying to remove the doors from my 69 gt, but after removing the six bolts, (3 top, 3 bottom) the door still seems to hang up and not want to come out. any and all help will be appreciated. Thanks

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GTJIM Old Opeler Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,686 Provided Answers: 12	.... and .... Before you remove the doors from the hinge scratch around then with a scriber so you know where the factory had them adjusted to make re-install easier. __________________ GTJim Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2009 J D Henry All Rights Reserved

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06-21-2008	#2 (permalink)
ungermm UngerDog Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 767 Provided Answers: 5	I've always removed the door from the hinge first, and then removed the hinges after that. The problem is the hinges don't come straight out. I think they go in at an angle and then straighten out. To remove the door from the hinge you have to remove the door panel and then the two hex bolts. They can sometimes be on there really tight. I had to use a 1/2" drive socket with a hex key bit to get my last set of doors out, and still bent several hex bits doing so. Jerry

06-22-2008	#4 (permalink)
flippinbruce Opeler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cincinnati Posts: 14 Logbook Entries: 1	Thanks guys for the help, all is greatly appreciated.

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