The Ford Barn

Mart · 02-14-2023, 04:28 PM

I decided to upgrade the mirror on the Old 41pickup. Hey, it's just a case of knocking the hinge pin out. Easy, right? Well, not quite. The half hour job that took 2 days.....
https://youtu.be/OTlzlqCX__4

terry · 02-14-2023, 07:28 PM

Mart, if you didn't have bad luck with that project, you wouldn't have any luck at all. i admire your patience! terry

petehoovie · 02-14-2023, 09:07 PM

RalphG · 02-14-2023, 11:40 PM

Those hinge pins can be stubborn. Had one break on an International truck and replaced it with a reasonable facsimile years ago. .

sidevalve8ba · 02-15-2023, 11:54 AM

Mart I have had to deal with hinge pins on a couple of old Fords and, as you know, they can be a real pain!! Proper tools or no. Glad to see you succeeded.

Eagle43 · 02-16-2023, 12:33 AM

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I just went through a very similar experience a couple of weeks ago. I made mirrors for my 1952 F1. They were easy enough to put together. I bought two 6" convex round mirrors and fabbed the rest to fit the hinges. Then I spent two frustrating days getting the hinge pins out. Of course in the process I manage to ding the paint which I patched today. I made new pins out of 5/16" bolts.

PeteVS · 02-16-2023, 06:17 AM

Do hinge pins come out easier if they've been heated? If so, has anyone tried using low voltage / high current to avoid destroying paint?

02-14-2023, 07:28 PM	#2
terry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 267	Re: New mirror for my 41 pickup. What could possibly go wrong? Mart, if you didn't have bad luck with that project, you wouldn't have any luck at all. i admire your patience! terry

02-14-2023, 09:07 PM	#3
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,166	Re: New mirror for my 41 pickup. What could possibly go wrong? __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

02-14-2023, 11:40 PM	#4
RalphG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Sask. Canada Posts: 2,424	Re: New mirror for my 41 pickup. What could possibly go wrong? Those hinge pins can be stubborn. Had one break on an International truck and replaced it with a reasonable facsimile years ago. . __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/roosty6/videos

02-15-2023, 11:54 AM	#5
sidevalve8ba Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 842	Re: New mirror for my 41 pickup. What could possibly go wrong? Mart I have had to deal with hinge pins on a couple of old Fords and, as you know, they can be a real pain!! Proper tools or no. Glad to see you succeeded.

02-16-2023, 06:17 AM	#7
PeteVS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FP, NJ Posts: 2,770	Re: New mirror for my 41 pickup. What could possibly go wrong? Do hinge pins come out easier if they've been heated? If so, has anyone tried using low voltage / high current to avoid destroying paint? __________________ Don't never get rid of nuthin!