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TR4/4A Door Hinge
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TR3driver
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Me too. Don't know if it is needed for a TR4A, but on my TR3A I made up an extended bit by grinding down a big Allen wrench of the right size (5/16" or 3/8", don't recall offhand) so the tip exactly fit the slot. Without that, there were a couple of screws that I couldn't reach.
Obviously, a bigger hammer gets you more impact. I used a 3 lb.
Obviously, a bigger hammer gets you more impact. I used a 3 lb.
Geo Hahn
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On a TR4 those are bolts (well, yeah technically screws as they are threaded all the way up) - looks like 5/16-24 and pointy - so it is wrench work (1/2").
Which side won't loosen - the door or the cowl?
I agree that impact is the way to go. If you can't get at them with your impact gun you might be able to induce some 'shock & awe' by getting a box wrench on them and striking the other end with a hammer. This often works better than a steady pull.
Rhymes with 'orange' BTW.
Which side won't loosen - the door or the cowl?
I agree that impact is the way to go. If you can't get at them with your impact gun you might be able to induce some 'shock & awe' by getting a box wrench on them and striking the other end with a hammer. This often works better than a steady pull.
Rhymes with 'orange' BTW.
TR3driver
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What rhymes with orange?
At least with the one I have, you can still use a hand impact tool with a socket. Sometimes it seems to help to stick a 'dummy' nut inside the socket, so the impact hits the bolt head instead of pounding the socket against the body. Or what I did was cut down a 1/2" socket to bottom against the head. It's also handy in tight quarters sometimes.
At least with the one I have, you can still use a hand impact tool with a socket. Sometimes it seems to help to stick a 'dummy' nut inside the socket, so the impact hits the bolt head instead of pounding the socket against the body. Or what I did was cut down a 1/2" socket to bottom against the head. It's also handy in tight quarters sometimes.
Geo Hahn
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The subject line.
TR3driver
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Oh. I would have said that rhyming -inge with -ange is a bit of a stretch, but I guess we've got to take what we can get. If you accept that, though, then there are lots of words that rhyme with orange, binge, hinge, singe ...
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The rhyme is only close if you use both words, door and hinge. Tom Robbins doesn't think there is a rhyming word and I think he's right.
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