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into69z · 05-29-2009, 05:03 PM

I need to replace the door pin on the drivers side of my truick. I know someone has done this and knows the best and easy way to get it done. Do I have to take the door off or the fender? is there a way to push the pin out just with the door open? thanks

LONGHAIR · 05-29-2009, 05:29 PM

You are far better of to just remove the door than to try to fight it. The one with the "check" (spring loaded mechanism) will absolutely have to come off of the truck to get the pin out. In most of the older vehicles the pin will not physically come out of the upper hinge while mounted because it would hit something...fender, door, etc.
Be aware that you will have to replace the bushings too. They are soft (bronze) so they wear-out before the pins start to wear.

Tx Firefighter · 05-29-2009, 05:36 PM

Once removed, you might be able to hammer the old ones out, but you really should put some heat into it with a torch. Once you do that, the pins will release much easier and you won't have to get medieval on them with the hammer.

The pins and bushings will run you 10 bucks per side.

**leddzepp** · 05-29-2009, 07:12 PM

Remove hinges from the truck.
Soak with PB blaster.
Hit them with a torch after they have soaked for a day.
Soak with PB again for a day.
Put the hinge in a vice, hit it with torch, and then hit it ONCE with a 5lb sledgehammer as hard as you can to drive the pin out. If you hit it too many times, it will mushroom and you will never get it out, short of cutting it with a dremel tool....which takes forever.

into69z · 05-29-2009, 08:42 PM

once again, Thanks for your help! sounds like a two day job to do it right.

Tx Firefighter · 05-29-2009, 08:50 PM

I can do a full rebuild and powdercoat job on a set in about 3 hours. That includes cooking time for the powdercoat. It's not that big of a job.

Jim_PA · 05-29-2009, 10:16 PM

They are a real ***** to do.

**El Jay** · 05-29-2009, 11:56 PM

Kevin beat me to it.
I was going to suggest just swapping out your old hinges with rebuilts.

If you want to add powdercoating; he's your "go to" guy.

He did some stuff for me & I couldn't be happier.

05-29-2009, 05:03 PM	#1
into69z "brand new second-hand" Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: White House, Tennessee Posts: 526	how do you replace door pins? I need to replace the door pin on the drivers side of my truick. I know someone has done this and knows the best and easy way to get it done. Do I have to take the door off or the fender? is there a way to push the pin out just with the door open? thanks __________________ Steve 69 3/4t custom camper tilt,am/fm,speed warning,air gauge,buddy buckets,aux battery, big block,p/s,p/b,a/c 67 Camaro 96 Impala ss-sold 04 hybrid Honda-saving gas for the blue truck!:b69:

05-29-2009, 05:36 PM	#3
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: how do you replace door pins? Once removed, you might be able to hammer the old ones out, but you really should put some heat into it with a torch. Once you do that, the pins will release much easier and you won't have to get medieval on them with the hammer. The pins and bushings will run you 10 bucks per side. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

05-29-2009, 07:12 PM	#4
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,006	Re: how do you replace door pins? Remove hinges from the truck. Soak with PB blaster. Hit them with a torch after they have soaked for a day. Soak with PB again for a day. Put the hinge in a vice, hit it with torch, and then hit it ONCE with a 5lb sledgehammer as hard as you can to drive the pin out. If you hit it too many times, it will mushroom and you will never get it out, short of cutting it with a dremel tool....which takes forever. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man Last edited by leddzepp; 05-29-2009 at 07:14 PM.

05-29-2009, 08:42 PM	#5
into69z "brand new second-hand" Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: White House, Tennessee Posts: 526	Re: how do you replace door pins? once again, Thanks for your help! sounds like a two day job to do it right. __________________ Steve 69 3/4t custom camper tilt,am/fm,speed warning,air gauge,buddy buckets,aux battery, big block,p/s,p/b,a/c 67 Camaro 96 Impala ss-sold 04 hybrid Honda-saving gas for the blue truck!:b69:

05-29-2009, 08:50 PM	#6
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: how do you replace door pins? I can do a full rebuild and powdercoat job on a set in about 3 hours. That includes cooking time for the powdercoat. It's not that big of a job. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

05-29-2009, 10:16 PM	#7
Jim_PA Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 2,696	Re: how do you replace door pins? They are a real ***** to do.

05-29-2009, 11:56 PM	#8
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: how do you replace door pins? Kevin beat me to it. I was going to suggest just swapping out your old hinges with rebuilts. If you want to add powdercoating; he's your "go to" guy. He did some stuff for me & I couldn't be happier. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck



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