Thank you for the great instructions! After waiting 4 months for the boyfriend to fix what he broke...I'm going to install it tomorrow! Wish me luck! :) Girl power!
Thanks for the video - Super helpful! Don't lose the plastic pins and use tweezers to hold them in place. Also, look for the smooth end to insert into the hinge.
My gas door went flying across the pavement went I opened it filling up my 740 at gas station. Little plastic pieces went flying all over the place! I purchased an original volvo replacement door hinge. I was only able to get one of the plastic pins to work, but using some of the old ones that came out of the old hinge. So I used the right diameter and length sheet metal screws instead. Worked like charm. Door is much more stable than with the dopey plastic pins. You also have to be careful setting the spring in the gas door retainer tabs, as the entire door on my 740 is also plastic and can easily crack. Don't try this is cold weather, if you do use a small heater or hair dryer to heat parts up first. My 240 gas door hinge and door is all metal, by the way, and I will be long in the grave when that door breaks. I call overuse of plastic on the 740!
On my V70 wagon, the pins just fell into the other side! so I just ran #6(i think) screws into the holes instead and that has held up a year so far. the spring in the V70 doubles to cause the door to pop out a little when you use activate the release switch. This too stopped working and I had to take a small piece of foam rubber and put it in the middle of the spring to create a little more spring force and now it pops open every time.
Steve n is so right, those little plastic pins just didn't work, luckily I also had 4 small screws to replace them. Also don't forget to put the fuel cap door on first before you fit the part. Thanks for the video it really helped.
It helped me, the fluel door wont closed before i had to Crowl in luggage to open and close but now this fixed thanks to you ;) saves me som cash Thanks
This happened to me at a gas station at night. I walked into the opened fuel door in the dark and snapped it off by accident. To effect a repair I obtained the new hinge, watched this video and tried to follow it. I came up with a different solution to the pin problem. My advice is BEFORE YOU START remove all four pins first by punching them backwards out of the hinge. All you need is a small nail and a light hammer. Place the hinge on a solid block with a recess so the pin can fall into it. I then fractionally enlarged the holes in the hinge and filed down the end of the pins with a nail file emery board. This allowed me to press the pins in 30% of their travel on the workbench first and meant they were securely located before using a drift and a small hammer to press them into place on the car. None broke as I hammered them in. Contrary to some other videos' advice it isn't necessary to fit the hinge to the door first; indeed, if you do fit the hinge first you'll find it impossible to line the pins up with the holes in the car and you'll also struggle to access the middle two pins to press them in. Fit the hinge to the car first. It was easy to work the door into place and then restore the spring.
Thank goodness I found the vid. I am getting a replacement hinge bracket in today because part of it broke off winter before last and I JUST put enough aside to get the right one. I just wish I had a hole punch so I could try to fix it myself.
I recommend picking up a punch with a uniform diameter like the one (quickly) shown in the vid. I was not able to find one and settled for a tool of the same diameter, but conical in shape... starting at the point. The upshot is that you can't pound enough of the pin through the hole to free up the hinge. I ended up drilling out the old pins w/a small bit. The removal of the old hing from the door must have been edited. It took quite a bit of nibbling with a good knife to remove enough hing material to allow a well placed screwdriver to pop the hinge free of the door. The pin reinstall was too much for my fat fingers to do as our friend shows us. I put the pins in from the other end and pushed them though with the punch. Easier for me. Now the hard part... My '07 xc90's fuel door hinges had rubber bushings between the body and the hinge. When the door popped off, they all stayed stuck to the body and it wasn't till I went to reinstall did they present a problem. . . Then it became apparent that those bushings pulled out of the hinge on removal, so it was much easier to position going forward... But I ended up putting 4 stainless screws in the bleeping thing cause some of the bits intended to flair out when the pins are hammered in... broke off. YMMV
This was half-easy and half-irritating. Decided against breaking off the pins prior to installation. The outer two pins were easy to break off and tap once the hinge was positioned in the old mounting holes. But I should have followed the advice of the video for the two inner pins b/c of the interference with the plastic ridges around where they were located. Also, all the pins were intact when I got the hinge, so I decided to try tapping them in as-is. The first pin broke off on the first attempt. That was when I decided to start following the video. All in all, the video helped me to understand what the finished product looked like and it's now completely installed after some improvising to tap in the two inner pins. THANKS.
wish I had seen this BEFORE I tried installing it. my little pins snapped off when I tried to tap them in, and of course they just went flying.. I have no idea where and there's a foot of slush on the ground around my car.
This is not as easy as it looks! I needed an extra pair of hands to help put the pins in they don’t just easily go into the holes, regardless of how you do it and I mean if you decided to pop the pins off first and then place them or just try to hit them in. Either way you’ll probably need an extra pair of hands and plenty of patience. The video helped ALOT just don’t think it’s THIS easy cause it absolutely is not.
Thank you for the great instructions! After waiting 4 months for the boyfriend to fix what he broke...I'm going to install it tomorrow! Wish me luck! :) Girl power!
Best demo on how to install that I’ve been able to find online. Simple, well shot. Thanks!
Thanks for the video - Super helpful! Don't lose the plastic pins and use tweezers to hold them in place. Also, look for the smooth end to insert into the hinge.
My gas door went flying across the pavement went I opened it filling up my 740 at gas station. Little plastic pieces went flying all over the place! I purchased an original volvo replacement door hinge. I was only able to get one of the plastic pins to work, but using some of the old ones that came out of the old hinge. So I used the right diameter and length sheet metal screws instead. Worked like charm. Door is much more stable than with the dopey plastic pins. You also have to be careful setting the spring in the gas door retainer tabs, as the entire door on my 740 is also plastic and can easily crack. Don't try this is cold weather, if you do use a small heater or hair dryer to heat parts up first. My 240 gas door hinge and door is all metal, by the way, and I will be long in the grave when that door breaks. I call overuse of plastic on the 740!
Great work thanks noone talks of doors not closing
On my V70 wagon, the pins just fell into the other side! so I just ran #6(i think) screws into the holes instead and that has held up a year so far. the spring in the V70 doubles to cause the door to pop out a little when you use activate the release switch. This too stopped working and I had to take a small piece of foam rubber and put it in the middle of the spring to create a little more spring force and now it pops open every time.
Thank you soo much, cheers from Sweden and a new Volvo owner!
Steve n is so right, those little plastic pins just didn't work, luckily I also had 4 small screws to replace them. Also don't forget to put the fuel cap door on first before you fit the part. Thanks for the video it really helped.
It helped me, the fluel door wont closed before i had to Crowl in
luggage to open and close but now this fixed thanks to you ;) saves me
som cash Thanks
This happened to me at a gas station at night. I walked into the opened fuel door in the dark and snapped it off by accident. To effect a repair I obtained the new hinge, watched this video and tried to follow it. I came up with a different solution to the pin problem. My advice is BEFORE YOU START remove all four pins first by punching them backwards out of the hinge. All you need is a small nail and a light hammer. Place the hinge on a solid block with a recess so the pin can fall into it. I then fractionally enlarged the holes in the hinge and filed down the end of the pins with a nail file emery board. This allowed me to press the pins in 30% of their travel on the workbench first and meant they were securely located before using a drift and a small hammer to press them into place on the car. None broke as I hammered them in. Contrary to some other videos' advice it isn't necessary to fit the hinge to the door first; indeed, if you do fit the hinge first you'll find it impossible to line the pins up with the holes in the car and you'll also struggle to access the middle two pins to press them in. Fit the hinge to the car first. It was easy to work the door into place and then restore the spring.
Would have been a benefit to have a little light on the subject. As you pointed it out it was not really visible on the screen.
Thanks for the video!!!
Thank goodness I found the vid. I am getting a replacement hinge bracket in today because part of it broke off winter before last and I JUST put enough aside to get the right one. I just wish I had a hole punch so I could try to fix it myself.
I recommend picking up a punch with a uniform diameter like the one (quickly) shown in the vid. I was not able to find one and settled for a tool of the same diameter, but conical in shape... starting at the point. The upshot is that you can't pound enough of the pin through the hole to free up the hinge. I ended up drilling out the old pins w/a small bit. The removal of the old hing from the door must have been edited. It took quite a bit of nibbling with a good knife to remove enough hing material to allow a well placed screwdriver to pop the hinge free of the door. The pin reinstall was too much for my fat fingers to do as our friend shows us. I put the pins in from the other end and pushed them though with the punch. Easier for me. Now the hard part... My '07 xc90's fuel door hinges had rubber bushings between the body and the hinge. When the door popped off, they all stayed stuck to the body and it wasn't till I went to reinstall did they present a problem. . . Then it became apparent that those bushings pulled out of the hinge on removal, so it was much easier to position going forward... But I ended up putting 4 stainless screws in the bleeping thing cause some of the bits intended to flair out when the pins are hammered in... broke off. YMMV
Thank you
top video,,👋
Why didn't you clean around the filler before refitting the hinge? bad practice!
Greetings from Poland. A very nice tutorial of how to repair a fuel door hinge. Mine was
broken at the Shell automatic car wash (!).
So was mine!
This was half-easy and half-irritating. Decided against breaking off the pins prior to installation. The outer two pins were easy to break off and tap once the hinge was positioned in the old mounting holes.
But I should have followed the advice of the video for the two inner pins b/c of the interference with the plastic ridges around where they were located. Also, all the pins were intact when I got the hinge, so I decided to try tapping them in as-is. The first pin broke off on the first attempt. That was when I decided to start following the video.
All in all, the video helped me to understand what the finished product looked like and it's now completely installed after some improvising to tap in the two inner pins. THANKS.
wish I had seen this BEFORE I tried installing it.
my little pins snapped off when I tried to tap them in, and of course they just went flying..
I have no idea where and there's a foot of slush on the ground around my car.
Good job I do mine now
Why such a flimsy design?
Agreed.
In addition, the plastic part is hard to remove froom the door.
And the rivets do not hold well
Because car companies exist to make money
does anyone know the original number of this part ?
31265160
thanks
This is not as easy as it looks! I needed an extra pair of hands to help put the pins in they don’t just easily go into the holes, regardless of how you do it and I mean if you decided to pop the pins off first and then place them or just try to hit them in. Either way you’ll probably need an extra pair of hands and plenty of patience. The video helped ALOT just don’t think it’s THIS easy cause it absolutely is not.
Plastic garbage. Mine has been broken for 6 years. and the car is 10 years old.