Thread: Defender door hinge bolts

I haven't done it myself, but have the paddocks bolt replacement kit sitting here.
The nut are more of speed nut.
such as this but bigger, so should clip in
Speed nut, U- type, Square for #6, #8, #10 and #14 - International Scout Parts - Scout II Parts - Your Authorized IH Lightline Dealer

You're quite right, the hinges are held in place with captive nuts - see pic. It can be a bit of a fiddle getting the old nuts away. Try not to drop them in the pillar cavity. Suggest spraying with WD40 and then allow a long soaking.

I replaced mine with the stainless bolts kit from Paddocks. The spraying/soaking part took a week. If yours have rusted away you may have to resort to drilling which will leave steel swarf in the bottom of the pillar. Wax or a fair drop of paint through the holes should sort that out.

Good luck.

from Paddocks.

Hi,
the door hinge nuts on my 2009 D130CC were not captive at all.



I held them in place with bluetack.

More info here.

cheers

I have just drilled out the rear door hinge bolt on my Defender.You only have to drill through the philips head,so no swarf goes down the pillar,use progressive drills up to 8/8.5 mm. Long nose pliers will remove captive nut,sounds like your retaining clip has rusted..Retrieve lost bits using a flexi magnet.Replace top hinge first,in case you drop nuts down the pillar.
I think there is a U tube DIY on fitting the stainless bolt kit.

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
the door hinge nuts on my 2009 D130CC were not captive at all.



I held them in place with bluetack.

More info here.

cheers

Thats the door side, the bulkhead ones are held in place with those crappy little captive nuts.

I got annoyed with mine so welded the nut to the little bracket to make sure it stayed in place.
Mine were steel with zinc coated, stainless may be a little better. I bought aftermarket from britpart.
Cheers,
Joe

Originally Posted by eddy

I have just drilled out the rear door hinge bolt on my Defender.You only have to drill through the philips head,so no swarf goes down the pillar,use progressive drills up to 8/8.5 mm. Long nose pliers will remove captive nut,sounds like your retaining clip has rusted..Retrieve lost bits using a flexi magnet.Replace top hinge first,in case you drop nuts down the pillar.
I think there is a U tube DIY on fitting the stainless bolt kit.

Thanks Eddy, that sounds like the same method I'd heard about.
I'll check out the utube thingy.

Originally Posted by blue_mini

Thats the door side, the bulkhead ones are held in place with those crappy little captive nuts.

I got annoyed with mine so welded the nut to the little bracket to make sure it stayed in place.
Mine were steel with zinc coated, stainless may be a little better. I bought aftermarket from britpart.
Cheers,
Joe

Joe, is that the door or the pillar? Of course yours may be different being a 2009, mine is a 1999 and has the aluminium doors with steel frames, and I think yours may be all steel.

Originally Posted by Vin Rouge

You're quite right, the hinges are held in place with captive nuts - see pic. It can be a bit of a fiddle getting the old nuts away. Try not to drop them in the pillar cavity. Suggest spraying with WD40 and then allow a long soaking.

I replaced mine with the stainless bolts kit from Paddocks. The spraying/soaking part took a week. If yours have rusted away you may have to resort to drilling which will leave steel swarf in the bottom of the pillar. Wax or a fair drop of paint through the holes should sort that out.

Good luck.

from Paddocks.

Thanks Vin, I think mine have rusted of completey, so drilling may be the only option now.