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johnsor · 09-26-2013, 07:15 PM

Is it possible to adjust the front door hinge on my 31 "A"? I installed a clamp-on type mirror on the front edge of the door and now I have to slam it hard to latch it fully. I would like to move the hinge out just a tad.

Mitch//pa · 09-26-2013, 07:23 PM

what about a hinge pin mirror.... forget about moving the hinge. i guess you dont care about your paint putting a clamp mirror on
my guess is you went that route because your hinge pins are seized

johnsor · 09-26-2013, 07:49 PM

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That's right. I didn't want to "muck-up" my nice paint job with a large hammer/punch or torch around the frozen hinge pin. Any hidden scratch under the mirror base (that you can't see) is O.K. I did find that the mirror would not tip in far enough to see directly behind, so I bought a $3.00 convex 3-1/2" stick on mirror at O'Reilly's and stuck it on the flat 4" mirror. Works great and I can even view the normal blind spot fine.

09-26-2013, 07:15 PM	#1
johnsor Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spooner, Wisconsin Posts: 242	Door Hinge Is it possible to adjust the front door hinge on my 31 "A"? I installed a clamp-on type mirror on the front edge of the door and now I have to slam it hard to latch it fully. I would like to move the hinge out just a tad.

09-26-2013, 07:23 PM	#2
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Door Hinge what about a hinge pin mirror.... forget about moving the hinge. i guess you dont care about your paint putting a clamp mirror on my guess is you went that route because your hinge pins are seized

09-26-2013, 07:49 PM	#3
johnsor Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spooner, Wisconsin Posts: 242	Re: Door Hinge Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That's right. I didn't want to "muck-up" my nice paint job with a large hammer/punch or torch around the frozen hinge pin. Any hidden scratch under the mirror base (that you can't see) is O.K. I did find that the mirror would not tip in far enough to see directly behind, so I bought a $3.00 convex 3-1/2" stick on mirror at O'Reilly's and stuck it on the flat 4" mirror. Works great and I can even view the normal blind spot fine.