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1976 Monte Door Hinge Bolt Plate

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Post by pjbanman Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:35 pm

Hello,
Has anyone seen this hard red-ish filler between door hinge pillar and bolt plate?
Does anyone know what it is?
Can it be removed?
Can it be replaced?
Just wondering if I should remove it, replace it, or leave it alone?

I hope my pictures uploaded?

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Post by Mcarlo77 Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:51 am

Yeah, I've seen it.  Always thought it was some kind of caulking used during the assembly process. I'd be curious to know exactly what the purpose was, too.
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Post by Limey SE Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:44 pm

Mine had it also I would bet it used much like Nascar use a glue to center the lugs on there wheeels..... this would center the hinge in the door so they didnt have to endlessly jack with aligning the door

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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:10 pm

One of my reference books states this is a type of seam sealer. This would make sense since this would be a problematic area for rust.
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