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76bonanza · 11-11-2003, 01:09 PM

I have heard replacing the door pin in the hinge will help with closing.

How hard is this to do?

Do I have to remove the door? How about the fender?

Thanks

crackajacka · 11-11-2003, 01:17 PM

yep gotta take the door off or at least i think, unless your whodini i couldnt do it without the door coming off but after that its really simple all it is is a pin with 2 - 4 copper bushings per door. i had to take the door loose from the hinges.to save some time putting it back on right make sure to make a mark around the part that attaches to the door for alignment.then work from there. it's a 2 man job unless your strong enough to hold the door with one hand and screw with the other. but yea it helps with door closing but then again a not ground flat striker bolt and a bushing on it helps 2.

MylilBowTie · 11-11-2003, 01:26 PM

The bushing (brass) get worn out after a while and let the doors sag. You can take the hinges out one at a time so you don't have to take the door off. Unless your a really good at lining doors up then it would be easier to take the door off. Get a floor jack to help level the door and remove the top hinge first and then install it back. Move on to the bottom and do the same. Makes it a lot easier to put them back where they went from the factory and still line the door up really good. You put the jack at the rear of the door near the corner. Might want to put a folded towel or something on the jack so you don't mess up the door. Hopefully you have a flat ground and can position the jack so you can move the door if need be. You just want to put a little tension on the door so that it will support it but not lift it up. I would replace the door pins and bushings (prolly need it anyway) and then the striker bolt that the door latches to. Bushings will help a lot depending on how bad the striker bolt is worn you may not have to replace it.

76bonanza · 11-11-2003, 01:55 PM

lil bowtie how do you get the hinges off without removing the fenders?

**old Rusty C10** · 11-11-2003, 02:04 PM

couldnt ya just use a good floor jack to support the door instead of two people? Ive never tried to fix hinges i just went out and got new hinges from the junkyard

crackajacka · 11-11-2003, 02:11 PM

hehe its a bit of a tight spot isnt it

86SILVERADO · 11-11-2003, 04:31 PM

Once you remove the door you can get at the fender side of the hinge no problem.

11-11-2003, 01:09 PM	#1
76bonanza Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St robert Mo Posts: 2,001	door hinges I have heard replacing the door pin in the hinge will help with closing. How hard is this to do? Do I have to remove the door? How about the fender? Thanks __________________ 1968 c10 lowered 3" 4" 355/Th400 built by Hatfield racing in joplin MO

11-11-2003, 01:17 PM	#2
crackajacka Stylin Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tuttle, OK Posts: 620	yep gotta take the door off or at least i think, unless your whodini i couldnt do it without the door coming off but after that its really simple all it is is a pin with 2 - 4 copper bushings per door. i had to take the door loose from the hinges.to save some time putting it back on right make sure to make a mark around the part that attaches to the door for alignment.then work from there. it's a 2 man job unless your strong enough to hold the door with one hand and screw with the other. but yea it helps with door closing but then again a not ground flat striker bolt and a bushing on it helps 2. __________________ Ive been traveling for some time, with my fishin pole and my bottle of shyne. Most Girls like finished products and just dont understand what a good addiction does for you http://www.paulwall.us/ Last edited by crackajacka; 11-11-2003 at 01:20 PM.

11-11-2003, 01:26 PM	#3
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	The bushing (brass) get worn out after a while and let the doors sag. You can take the hinges out one at a time so you don't have to take the door off. Unless your a really good at lining doors up then it would be easier to take the door off. Get a floor jack to help level the door and remove the top hinge first and then install it back. Move on to the bottom and do the same. Makes it a lot easier to put them back where they went from the factory and still line the door up really good. You put the jack at the rear of the door near the corner. Might want to put a folded towel or something on the jack so you don't mess up the door. Hopefully you have a flat ground and can position the jack so you can move the door if need be. You just want to put a little tension on the door so that it will support it but not lift it up. I would replace the door pins and bushings (prolly need it anyway) and then the striker bolt that the door latches to. Bushings will help a lot depending on how bad the striker bolt is worn you may not have to replace it. Last edited by MylilBowTie; 11-11-2003 at 01:41 PM.

11-11-2003, 01:55 PM	#4
76bonanza Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St robert Mo Posts: 2,001	lil bowtie how do you get the hinges off without removing the fenders? __________________ 1968 c10 lowered 3" 4" 355/Th400 built by Hatfield racing in joplin MO

11-11-2003, 02:04 PM	#5
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	couldnt ya just use a good floor jack to support the door instead of two people? Ive never tried to fix hinges i just went out and got new hinges from the junkyard __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

11-11-2003, 02:11 PM	#6
crackajacka Stylin Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tuttle, OK Posts: 620	hehe its a bit of a tight spot isnt it __________________ Ive been traveling for some time, with my fishin pole and my bottle of shyne. Most Girls like finished products and just dont understand what a good addiction does for you http://www.paulwall.us/

11-11-2003, 04:31 PM	#7
86SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hills of Western Mass Posts: 626	Once you remove the door you can get at the fender side of the hinge no problem. __________________ 86 Silverado C10 back to 305 power! 67 C30 Dually Dump, with 350 transplant, Rockhauler 05 Duramax 3500 "If at first you don't succeed, try a bigger hammer" Member of the 1-Ton club!

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