FIREWALL INSULATION

[WAYNE0]

Does anyone else have problems putting in the plastic pins that hold the firewall insulation ? Ive tried a big rubber hammer, grease but no go. Some i can get in just enough to hold the insulation. Some not at all. I dont want to ream the holes out if i dont have to. Any tricks or ideas

 

[dadsbee]

Repros are junk compared to the 50+ year old OE's. Warm them up and find a punch that fits tight in the hole to push them in.

Better yet is a stepped punch or ejector pin that fits the hole and the step pushes on the outer collar. The pin inside the hole will keep them from collapsing as you push them in.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Never cut steel to fit a plastic pin.

Cut the plastic.

 

[Demonx2]

I had no issue installing the pins I got from DMT when I installed mine. They sell just the pins if you want them.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I said to hell with it and used Kilmat.

 

[Murray]

Repro's are weak, enlarge the holes slightly.

 

[toolmanmike]

I used Christmas Tree pins on my hood insulation. I about broke my thumb with the oem style pins.

 

[69hemibeep]

Get different pins Repops suck and are to long.

 

[burdar]

I had trouble with the DMT pins in some holes. Paint around the holes makes them slightly smaller. The pins would collapse and bent before going in some of the holes. On the few holes that I had trouble with, I put a small tapered punch inside the hollow pin. Tapping on the punch helped them to go in and not collapse.

 

[Syleng1]

I used Christmas Tree pins on my hood insulation. I about broke my thumb with the oem style pins.

Poor, poor Mike.

 

[toolmanmike]

View attachment 1716013994Poor, poor Mike.

Yep pretty much.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Poor, poor Mike

That looks like my sister's thumb, she broke it ice skating and did not have it set.

The same happens installing the rubber between the quarter and side glass in hard tops.