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Old 07-06-2011, 09:39 PM   #8
waybad
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Re: Welded door hinge repair ?

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Originally Posted by Russell Ashley View Post
It doesn't look like you could replace that lower hinge mount without cutting the door. I was replacing both the outer and inner skins when I did mine so I didn't try, but it doesn't look possible to me.
I was able to save the hinge by cutting away enough of the surrounding metal that I could grind off the weld. I got a hinge rebuild kit for all four hinges off of EBay.
When I was re-assembling it I screwed the new hinge mount to the door, bolted on the hinge, and put the door back on the truck to make sure everything fit. Then I took it back off and welded it all up. My top hinge mount was broken loose also so I fixed that while I had the door opened up. Years of adjusting the door with a block of wood had taken it's toll.
I got the outer patch panel from Brothers, inner panel and hinge bracket from BowTie Bits. I had to do some work on the hinge mount to make it fit up to the door right but the other panels fit good.

BTW, these doors are heavy. I work alone so I had t use my engine hoist to lift it into place.
do you have a pt# for that inner door piece?
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