67-72 Door: Friction Pads

[Zonaman]

There are some excellent door rebuilding FAQ's posted on replacing vent windows and regulators. As long as you're in there, why not repalce those worn friction pads? Here's a few tips that I hope will take the mystery out of this job:

Friction Pads:

These are the little goobers that are sandwiched around the stop on the top hinge:



First, there's a roll pin that you can knock out with a punch and some WD-40.



Once the pin is out, swing the stop free...



and slide the stop out through the inside of the door.



The old pads can be removed from the opening.



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