Next lodge a book under the door to keep it from toppling over while you unpin it.
How to remove hinge pins from a vw beetle door.
I also have been told that the original vw hinge tools will not remove the mirror arms either the only problem with this tool is it cannot remove a bus mirror pin that has been cut off like mine because it uses that part of the hinge for leverage.
For two weeks the hinges were lubricated with penetrating oil twice a day.
Door hinge pin press fit s vw beetle karmann ghia bus and type 3 door hinge pins rental is an incredibly stout tool.
So i have stuck with what the tool does best and that is both beetle and bus cab door hinge pins.
A tool like this makes an absolutely miserable job a easy.
To remove a door hinge pin start by making sure you have a hammer a screwdriver and a nail punch or nail set.
Then use your hammer to push the nail punch up and under the pin until it dislodges.
This tool works so well you will be calling up your friends to offer to press their hinges out too.
I recently took out the hinge pins on the passenger side of my 64 bug.
Joey cogdill makes these superb tools which make taking the pin out of a door infinitely more achievable than plain hand tools.
After several hours with a punch and a steadily bigger and bigger hammer there is definitely a trick to this pin removal idea.
I used an air impact tool with a the long tapered bit powered with a small 4cfm air compressor.
Wipe off any drips.