Door Hinge fix?
03-25-2014, 04:58 PM
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take the fender off with the door closed and replace the hinge with a junk yard assembly thats already good. time to fix is less than an hour. lol its a lot easier than i had thought
03-26-2014, 12:52 PM
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03-26-2014, 01:57 PM
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^^^ I havent found any, so far my research has concluded these results:
1. Take fender off and remove the damaged hinge and replace that way to make sure alignment is the same.
2. Remove the door completely (using a marker to mark where the hinges are bolted to maintain correct alignment.
Both of the above are easiest when replacing the door hinge completely.
For the pin and wheel replacement, it becomes much more in depth. The wheel needs to be cut off with a dremel to expose the pin. Since the pin is pregnant inside the pins retaining cylinder, it requires that the retaining cylinder be cut long ways (which would require welds to repair). Or perhaps turning the hinge upside down on a table vice and try to punch it out with a spike and hammer to fit down the pin cylinder (limited success from what I have seen). It seems the easiest thing to do would be to remove the fender to expose the spring. Since the door is closed the spring wont have much tension on it and will then remove easily. Once the spring is removed the door will swing freely and no longer make noises associated with the pin and roller. If noise is still made then you have other hinge/door issues.
1. Take fender off and remove the damaged hinge and replace that way to make sure alignment is the same.
2. Remove the door completely (using a marker to mark where the hinges are bolted to maintain correct alignment.
Both of the above are easiest when replacing the door hinge completely.
For the pin and wheel replacement, it becomes much more in depth. The wheel needs to be cut off with a dremel to expose the pin. Since the pin is pregnant inside the pins retaining cylinder, it requires that the retaining cylinder be cut long ways (which would require welds to repair). Or perhaps turning the hinge upside down on a table vice and try to punch it out with a spike and hammer to fit down the pin cylinder (limited success from what I have seen). It seems the easiest thing to do would be to remove the fender to expose the spring. Since the door is closed the spring wont have much tension on it and will then remove easily. Once the spring is removed the door will swing freely and no longer make noises associated with the pin and roller. If noise is still made then you have other hinge/door issues.
03-26-2014, 11:51 PM
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i would just buy a good used hinge... its really easy to fix and you dont have to dismantle the whole car, just take the fender off swap and your done. if you dont make any sudden movemets (like i tried not to) you wont have to realign **** .
^^^ I havent found any, so far my research has concluded these results:
1. Take fender off and remove the damaged hinge and replace that way to make sure alignment is the same.
2. Remove the door completely (using a marker to mark where the hinges are bolted to maintain correct alignment.
Both of the above are easiest when replacing the door hinge completely.
For the pin and wheel replacement, it becomes much more in depth. The wheel needs to be cut off with a dremel to expose the pin. Since the pin is pregnant inside the pins retaining cylinder, it requires that the retaining cylinder be cut long ways (which would require welds to repair). Or perhaps turning the hinge upside down on a table vice and try to punch it out with a spike and hammer to fit down the pin cylinder (limited success from what I have seen). It seems the easiest thing to do would be to remove the fender to expose the spring. Since the door is closed the spring wont have much tension on it and will then remove easily. Once the spring is removed the door will swing freely and no longer make noises associated with the pin and roller. If noise is still made then you have other hinge/door issues.
1. Take fender off and remove the damaged hinge and replace that way to make sure alignment is the same.
2. Remove the door completely (using a marker to mark where the hinges are bolted to maintain correct alignment.
Both of the above are easiest when replacing the door hinge completely.
For the pin and wheel replacement, it becomes much more in depth. The wheel needs to be cut off with a dremel to expose the pin. Since the pin is pregnant inside the pins retaining cylinder, it requires that the retaining cylinder be cut long ways (which would require welds to repair). Or perhaps turning the hinge upside down on a table vice and try to punch it out with a spike and hammer to fit down the pin cylinder (limited success from what I have seen). It seems the easiest thing to do would be to remove the fender to expose the spring. Since the door is closed the spring wont have much tension on it and will then remove easily. Once the spring is removed the door will swing freely and no longer make noises associated with the pin and roller. If noise is still made then you have other hinge/door issues.
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Can you give some details on easy ? Door stays shut in place ? Remove what bolts ? Door side or body side or both ? Any info will be helpful.
