The door pins on my Fisher are sticking half way up. Do I just drive them back down? I am getting ready to wire wheel and Stove Bright it. Should I remove the doors?
Thanks
Ryan
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Ryan
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Todd67
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I wouldn't try to drive them back down without sort of lube like WD40.
Removing the doors before painting will give you better (complete) coverage of the stove and doors.
Just my 2 cents worth
Removing the doors before painting will give you better (complete) coverage of the stove and doors.
Just my 2 cents worth
The first thing you do to move or refinish a stove is lift the doors off.
You need them removed to wire wheel and paint the front. If the pins are half way out, the doors should fall off (unless you have a "outboard" stove with hinge plates welded above and below the door hinge ears) The doors should sit on the hinge plates and raising the pins slightly removes them from the hinge plate.
Hinge pins should drop in by hand. Remove and wire wheel them. I have a small round wire brush to clean the hole in door. If you don't have one to fit, wrap a little emery cloth or fine sandpaper on a stick and clean the hole with that. Grease the pins with anti-seize or high temp grease when installing doors after paint.
You need them removed to wire wheel and paint the front. If the pins are half way out, the doors should fall off (unless you have a "outboard" stove with hinge plates welded above and below the door hinge ears) The doors should sit on the hinge plates and raising the pins slightly removes them from the hinge plate.
Hinge pins should drop in by hand. Remove and wire wheel them. I have a small round wire brush to clean the hole in door. If you don't have one to fit, wrap a little emery cloth or fine sandpaper on a stick and clean the hole with that. Grease the pins with anti-seize or high temp grease when installing doors after paint.
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