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donQ · 02-23-2012, 03:53 PM

How are the doors on a 40 Ford bolted to the body? Do the flat head screws bolt into individual nuts on the back or do the screws thread into a nut plate that is threaded for all the screws on that hinge?

joel · 02-23-2012, 04:56 PM

They are oval head 5/16 fine thread screws ,lock washers and nuts. You can find the correct stuff here. http://www.fordscript.com/ford_bolts/index.html

donQ · 02-23-2012, 07:42 PM

Joel,
Thanks for your prompt response. There were lock washers and nuts on my hinges but For some of them it's tough to get a wrench in the right spot and I wondered if maybe they used a nut plate.
Thanks again,

19Fordy · 02-23-2012, 08:00 PM

Although my 40 is all together I reached up above the cardboard kick panel and I can feel the 3 nuts that hold the 5/16-18 hinge screws in place on the top hinge.

CJO13 · 03-01-2012, 07:27 PM

I have pulled 2 40 pickups and a 4 door sedan apart and they used plates with threads in them, These are spot welded in place. A beech to get back in the correct place when they twist out.

CJO13

barryfromvictoria · 03-02-2012, 03:02 AM

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02-23-2012, 03:53 PM	#1
donQ Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 146	40 Ford hinges How are the doors on a 40 Ford bolted to the body? Do the flat head screws bolt into individual nuts on the back or do the screws thread into a nut plate that is threaded for all the screws on that hinge?

02-23-2012, 04:56 PM	#2
joel Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 488	Re: 40 Ford hinges They are oval head 5/16 fine thread screws ,lock washers and nuts. You can find the correct stuff here. http://www.fordscript.com/ford_bolts/index.html

02-23-2012, 07:42 PM	#3
donQ Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 146	Re: 40 Ford hinges Joel, Thanks for your prompt response. There were lock washers and nuts on my hinges but For some of them it's tough to get a wrench in the right spot and I wondered if maybe they used a nut plate. Thanks again,

02-23-2012, 08:00 PM	#4
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,925	Re: 40 Ford hinges Although my 40 is all together I reached up above the cardboard kick panel and I can feel the 3 nuts that hold the 5/16-18 hinge screws in place on the top hinge.

03-01-2012, 07:27 PM	#5
CJO13 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Watertown, SD Posts: 13	Re: 40 Ford hinges I have pulled 2 40 pickups and a 4 door sedan apart and they used plates with threads in them, These are spot welded in place. A beech to get back in the correct place when they twist out. CJO13

03-02-2012, 03:02 AM	#6
barryfromvictoria Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 220	Re: 40 Ford hinges Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) closed or open?