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door alignment helper
every time I've ever pulled doors it was a bear too get them lined up again so my question is has anybody drilled alignment holes in the hinge into the cab where the hinge bolts too too help realign the doors?
I really hate too pull these doors cause they are the best working doors I've ever had on any vehicle but dredfully it has too be done. I have done this with other panels and such on other cars and it really does help but one thing I noticed is the placement of the holes sometimes can be pretty critical. anybody have a pick of a good place where they drilled if you did this?
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Re: door alignment helper
I don't have a pic but a shop that we use local does it all the time. Makes installing the doors a snap. Just remember... If you are replacing the hinge pins, align the doors first befor removing for paint. WES
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Re: door alignment helper
Tried this once. After eating up three drill bits drilling one hole, I gave up.
And no, I do not buy cheap drill bits. You can release the hinges from the cab, or door only, which will help some.
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Re: door alignment helper
I take a sharp pencil and mark around the outer edge of hinge
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Re: door alignment helper
I thought about doing this and have done it in the past on certain items but I'm thinking with the amount of paint that goes on it just might get coverd but I'm not positive on that.
I was really asking if somebody had pics of where they drilled I just dont wanna drill the inner cage. I'm just gonna stare at it for a while ![]() the last truck door I pulled off the bottom inner threaded plate fell rite out the bottom of the door pillar the cage was rusted away ![]() ![]() biggestjohn, I seem too have a indestructable 1/8"bit. I've been whaleing on it for years. with my luck when doing this it'll give out ![]() hey wes,thanks for the tip my hinges seem great but they'll still get pulled apart too clean them up real good before paint
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Re: door alignment helper
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![]() ![]() I tried too drill the striker plate for the same reason and it laughed at my bit ![]() I will do the same too the door part of the hinge after I do my rockers and corners that way that part will still be lined up correctly.and also when I'm done with the body I'll blow the hinges apart just for a good cleaning after all that it should be a snap too realign the doors ![]() anyway here's a pic of How i did it for those who wanna know nothing special just some alignment holes that I can use a nail or something for reassembley
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Re: door alignment helper
I drilled mine too, didn't brake any bits though
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Re: door alignment helper
thats a cool tip and a good way too fill the hole when finished. i allways used a swipe of seam sealer and shoved it into the hole real good
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