How strong is jb weld? I had the top hinge for my drivers door rust off and was hoping it would be a decent temporary substitute and hold the hinge in place and allow me to open and close the door until I can get to the junk yard and cut out a new a-pillar

 

I don't think itl hold your door on there bud

 

Not gonna work. It's good stuff, but not that good.

 

JB weld is complete garbage. Don't use it.

 

This.

You don't need an entire new A pillar either. Just weld a new hinge in.

 

I don't have a welder. But the hinge had been rewelded on before and when I took it the the shop they told me to get a new a pillar then they'd do it.

 

So I was just tipping the pot seeing if there were any temporary solutions

 

Of course they did. Why suggest just a hinge when they can bill you for an entire frame section?

Pics of where it pulled off? It's a common problem on older XJs.

 

I'll have to get one when I get out of school. Haven't got any with me yet. I appreciate the help so far.

 

LOL The whole a-pillar?!

Weld the hinge back on x 5.

 

Just a portion. Somewhere from below the bottom hinge an a little over the top hinge

 

weld the hinge back on check your local section on here maybe someone there has one that can help

 

You still don't need a pillar for it. Just cut out whatevers rusted and have new metal welded in so you have something to weld the hinge to.

Need to cut the top hinge section out on mine and redo it at some point. One of the previous owners welded the hinge back on at some point and obviously had no idea how to weld lol

 

Here's some pictures

 

Mine looks exactly like that, just hasn't ripped off yet. Am looking for a solution also, although I'm not sure what the sheet metal under the hinge/weld looks like :\