QuestionHello,
The fuel door hinge broke on my 2001 Volvo V70 T-5 wagon. I drilled out the pegs that held the old one into the body, and attempted to put the new one one with no luck. There are 4 plastic pegs that appear to need to be driven into the spreading plastic bulbs on the back of the piece. It looks like you hit them with a hammer to drive them into the bulbs on the back, however, I tried and broke off one of the pegs. I'm wondering if there is a special tool used to drive these pegs into the hinge unit to cause the bulbs on the back to spread and hold the hinge to the sheet metal.
Many thanks if you can help me!
AnswerHi Tom,
I've never installed a fuel door before that wasn't just bolted on or held on with a few Phillips-head screws. You're replacing the door and hinge as an assembly right?
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