Door Hing pin replacement

[Aussie Coronet]

About to have a crack at this, drivers side lower and was wondering if you blokes have any tips on how to do it. I've been told you can do it while the door is closed, by coming up from underneath? Is it a straight forward job or should I just handpass it to my trusty mechanic and let him rip the skin off his knuckles?

 

[Meep-Meep]

I've done it, but in my case the hinges were out of the car. That's what I would do, that way you can work on them in a vise and swing big hammers and stuff without fear of damaging the car.

 

[detmatt1]

in order to get at it with the door closed you will have to take the fender off. I would say you run the risk of screwing up your paint going that route. You will want to take the hinge off to rebuild it and this can be done with the door open and supported on the end very well. Every one that I have rebuilt has needed bushings as well as pins and for this they will definitely need to be removed in order to drill them out accurately.

 

[Aussie Coronet]

Rightio, thanks guys. I think I'll try it with the door wide open first and failing that just rip the hinge off.

 

[Kernel Sanders]

I found the easiest way to do this was to remove the fender and with the door closed and window down, marking the position of the hinge and removing the door. Then it was a piece of cake to replace the pins and also to reallign the door with the fender off!

 

[scotts74birds]

Wish you luck. My Camaros were so bad that the even replacement bushings were too small for the hole!

 

[rp23g7]

I just did mine, the lower drivers door. I did mine with the door on, you can get to that one bolt with the door partially open, i used a 1/4 socket and ratchet. Take the panel off too so you can adjust it.

You will need a jack, or a buddy to hold the door at times. Dont pull your hair out trying to think in 3 dimensions. I was making it harder than it should be trying to adjust it and figuring out how it should be with the door closed.

It kinda adjusted itself, remember the bolts behind the door panel pull it in. The bolts on the frame adjust it up and down. Replace the hinge, then close the door to get itpretty close. I still need to adjust mine forward a bit as the end of the door rubs on the door frame support right behind my ear and drives me crazy sometimes.

Oh, and most of the time it is the lower that wears out, not the top. I thought it was the top on mine too, i had about 1/8 of play withthe door cracked open. But Bob kropp who rebuilds lower hinges with a zirc in them so they can be greased said it was the lower, which it was. now the door closes by itself

http://www.superbirdbob.com/acme-products/rebuilt-door-hinges/