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jmac · 08-08-2002, 12:03 PM

I have a 69 1/2 ton short bed. My question is about the doors. The top hinge has come apart with the threads inside the door.Does this mean door replacement or can this be repaired?

Old Dave · 08-08-2002, 01:24 PM

I think that there is a nut (doubler) plate made out of 1/4" plate on the inside of the door that the bolts thread into. One of the bolts on my son's truck was stripped and we just replaced the hinge bolt with a 3/8 x 24 x 2" bolt with a flat, lock washer and nut inside. Makes adjusting the door hard since you have to have the inside panel off but it worked out OK. I hope your door hasn't cracked out where the nut plate is like my son's did, it was a pain welding the crack shut and grinding it down.

Old Dave...out

08-08-2002, 12:03 PM	#1
jmac Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Maxton, NC Posts: 20	door replacement/repair I have a 69 1/2 ton short bed. My question is about the doors. The top hinge has come apart with the threads inside the door.Does this mean door replacement or can this be repaired?

08-08-2002, 01:24 PM	#2
Old Dave Is a bullfrog waterproof? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: OLATHE, KANSAS Posts: 1,130	I think that there is a nut (doubler) plate made out of 1/4" plate on the inside of the door that the bolts thread into. One of the bolts on my son's truck was stripped and we just replaced the hinge bolt with a 3/8 x 24 x 2" bolt with a flat, lock washer and nut inside. Makes adjusting the door hard since you have to have the inside panel off but it worked out OK. I hope your door hasn't cracked out where the nut plate is like my son's did, it was a pain welding the crack shut and grinding it down. Old Dave...out



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