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Scooter
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Door pins

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Can any body help my door pins on the driver side have worn I can get a replacement hinge of w&n but that's the whole hinge that needs welding to the a post is there any way of just replacing the pins?


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Re: Door pins

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Pins are separate items, you can just replace these. Believe the dealer also still supplies them.
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Re: Door pins

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Thanks jeroen but how do you you get them out? Big hammer ? Lots of heat? Special method?
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Hammertime!
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Re: Door pins

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Sometimes they have a retaining clip on the underside. Hammer out upwards.
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