74charger07ram
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On my 74 Charger should I rebuild the door hinges or buy new ones made by AMD which are made in china. The old hinges are not that bad. Has anyone rebuilt theirs?
rebuild or buy new?
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I used to just put in a long bolt that was slightly larger than the pin.
This last time I used the re-pin kit that came with brass/bronze bushings.
The wear pattern was such that I didn't even need to drill out the holes, but I did have to trim the bushings to get two of them in.
Kit was $5.
Bolts like I used to use are $1.20.
New hinge is $70 each last time I checked.
This last time I used the re-pin kit that came with brass/bronze bushings.
The wear pattern was such that I didn't even need to drill out the holes, but I did have to trim the bushings to get two of them in.
Kit was $5.
Bolts like I used to use are $1.20.
New hinge is $70 each last time I checked.
monaco66coupe
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I rebuild all mine, Chinese junk is just that.
Funship32
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74charger07ram
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Thanks. I will see how bad the holes are and if not too bad rebuild mine.
mmissile
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Meep-Meep
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I will always say to rebuild/repair original OEM unless it's just plain ridiculous to do so. But then again I have machine tools so can get away with fixing a lot of stuff that would otherwise be impossible.
fanucme
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do any of you guys know why the springs pop out of the hinge ? I noticed mine is missing and the door seems to open pretty far (1973 Charger)
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71-3 is common for the pin to break sending the coil spring a sailing. 74 they went back to the S spring which is better design.
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