[AT] Tool box hinges

[Alan Nadeau]

I rebuilt the hinges on the power tailgates on several Snap-On Tools trucks 
the same way you describe, Dennis.  The originals would rust solid in only a 
couple years.  Going from memory I think I used 1" pipe for the outer parts 
and a shaft of 1/2" pipe inside that for the pivot.  I also put grease 
fittings in the moving sleeves so they could get greased.  The one I 
followed for while went through a couple other dealers through about a 10 
year timeframe and never bothered again.  This was mid-1980s and I was 
getting $125 to do one.  The last one I did I bartered for one of the really 
nice booster cable set with the front mounted plug and 25' leads of #4 
cable.  Still have those and they still work great.  They were also about 
$150 list so I made out pretty good for $20 in material and 3-4 hours labor.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Johnson," <moscowengnr at yahoo.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 1:42 PM
Subject: [AT] Tool box hinges


> Joe,
>
> In the oilfield we used to make hinges from short sections of pipe. We 
> used 2 outside sectiona about 1" long, and an inside section about 1 1/2 
> or 2" long. Key was that we installed a bolt or rod in the pipes that had 
> a lot of clearance - min of 1/16" this clearance was enough to vibrate and 
> pound out accumulated rust, etc.
>
> Thanks
> Dennis
>
>
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