rear hatch hinge replacement

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The Quaint Gypsy
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rear hatch hinge replacement

Post by The Quaint Gypsy » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:47 pm

Has anyone here replaced a rear hatch hinge on a Bay (mine is a 70), or does anybody here know someone who has who can walk me thru it this Saturday pretty please?

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Re: rear hatch hinge replacement

Post by Amskeptic » Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:38 am

The Quaint Gypsy wrote:Has anyone here replaced a rear hatch hinge on a Bay (mine is a 70), or does anybody here know someone who has who can walk me thru it this Saturday pretty please?
They are held in with simple circlips and pins at the hinges. Your trouble will be to overpower the torsion bars that hold the tailgate open. Use caution.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
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