ceiling hatch conversion

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Re: ceiling hatch conversion

Post by cobbdu1 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:58 am

Mike B wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:01 pm cut the hatch in half today to make a bi fold hatch £11 pound in parts and works excellent
Hi Mike B,

What parts do i need for this please? I was thinking of cutting the cat flap in half and then using ally channel to cover over the cut ends and also reinforce. Does that sound about right? Do you know what size channel I need please?
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Re: ceiling hatch conversion

Post by cobbdu1 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:12 pm

I was looking to take out the inner roof this evening but couldn’t see how to take the pins out of the hinges. I found this image online:

https://flic.kr/p/xCVrQd

This suggests I manipulate with a thin screwdriver. Does that sound about right?
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Re: ceiling hatch conversion

Post by g8dhe » Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:06 pm

There normally "star" washers you just clout the end of the pin to drive the pin out of the washer itself, you can try wobblying the the washer off with a screwdriver but you may bend it too much so its not usable again.
To reuse the washer later put it inside a larger enough socket set and clout the socket set on the end, whilst having a block at the other end of the pin itself to prevent it jumping back out.
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Re: ceiling hatch conversion

Post by cobbdu1 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:11 pm

I tried hitting it from the washer end but it didn’t move. Maybe I just need to hit harder.
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Re: ceiling hatch conversion

Post by g8dhe » Tue Apr 02, 2019 10:37 pm

They do need quite a bang, same as the pins in the seat rails at the rear.
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