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willni

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Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« on: October 14, 2018, 08:56:23 pm »
Is it possible to slightly open the bottom of the doorskin to get a dropped bolt out? or is it a case of removing the whole skin?

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Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2018, 09:14:07 pm »
I doubt if you will get a wide enough gap to get a bolt out and the skin is very thin you risk bending it is it a case of you need the bolt ? Buy another or is it rattling about and annoying you if so try stopping the rattle with a magnet 👍🏼

Rob

willni

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Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2018, 09:21:53 pm »
I doubt if you will get a wide enough gap to get a bolt out and the skin is very thin you risk bending it is it a case of you need the bolt ? Buy another or is it rattling about and annoying you if so try stopping the rattle with a magnet 👍🏼

Rob

Thanks! More trying to find and stop rattles, I'll just wait 2 weeks until I take it off the road for winter and dismantle it.

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Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2018, 06:59:04 pm »
I doubt if you will get a wide enough gap to get a bolt out and the skin is very thin you risk bending it is it a case of you need the bolt ? Buy another or is it rattling about and annoying you if so try stopping the rattle with a magnet 👍🏼

Rob

Thanks! More trying to find and stop rattles, I'll just wait 2 weeks until I take it off the road for winter and dismantle it.
Do you know the screws holding the skins on are of different thread lengths. They replacing correctly

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Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2018, 03:09:47 pm »
Indeed  :happy2:



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willni

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Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2018, 08:38:07 pm »
Do you know the screws holding the skins on are of different thread lengths. They replacing correctly
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Thanks for the heads up! Will be getting a bolt organiser for the job

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Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2018, 08:54:26 pm »
Do you know the screws holding the skins on are of different thread lengths. They replacing correctly

Thanks for the heads up! Will be getting a bolt organiser for the job
[/quote]There's a high spec screw organiser in the vid Mr Pudding posted above :happy2:

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Re: Bolt dropped behind Door skin
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2018, 10:36:20 pm »
There's a high spec screw organiser in the vid Mr Pudding posted above :happy2:

Knowing my luck I'd accidentally kick that space age tech lol, are the window seals easily enough changed? Rear back door window is letting in a little moisture so would be a good time of year for me to change it too, the windows seem to be able to be pushed in about 1-3 mm which is worrying.