Jeep painted over torx bolts
- Thread starter kehyler
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Soldering iron on the bolt.
Exactly - don’t kill the paint, but if there is thread locker, you’re going to need some heat to soften it. Focused, modest heat won’t kill the paint.
Are you certain that the hinge pins themselves are still good? Worn hinge pins would let the door sag - replacing them is far easier than this alignment process…
I had to loosen those Torx T40 hinge fasteners two years ago when I replaced the half doors with full doors on my '97 Jeep TJ Wrangler. The key is to NOT use an impact wrench which only will strip out the shallow cavity. I just used a hammer to carefully tap the Torx bit fully into the bolt and gently applied torque with a breaker bar in a slow and controlled manner. They were not installed with any Loctite thread locker and I did not have to apply any heat.
I mean, I could try to upsell my better half that I need a new Jeep.
I may be the minority here, but once the hole is stripped (OPs still looks to have a chance of successful removal), I’d be drilling a hole for an EZ-out or to pop the head off altogether. Once the door is off, you can then use vice grips or other methods to get the remaining part of the bolt out of the door. Then, replace with stainless Grade 8 bolts so any future actions on the door have a shot at being successful.
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