Door hinge pin and bushing replacement
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Topic: Door hinge pin and bushing replacement
Posted By: Patrick
Subject: Door hinge pin and bushing replacement
Date Posted: 28 May 2009 at 1:16pm
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It looks like there will be several of us who may be interested in replacing our door hinge pin and bushings at the tech session this Saturday. I thought it might've become optional for me (see my http://www.westcoastfieros.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1340&PN=1 - DO'H! thread), but it turns out with closer inspection that the bushings in my driver's door upper hinge are in real bad shape. Here's several helpful sites and/or threads from PFF with pertinent info to make the process easier for all of us. http://spacecoastfieros.com/tech/hinge - The Fiero Door Hinge http://home.comcast.net/~fierocave/door.htm - Adorable Doors http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Archives/Archive-000001/HTML/20060206-2-066102.html - Door hinge repairs with tips, hints & pics Videos by Buddy Craigg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnV8Gg-L7a4 - 1of3 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndTPgynkPzY - 2of3 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVeCp9d0Ojc - 3of3 You'll notice there's more than one way to do the job as some people like to unbolt the hinges and do one hinge at a time while others prefer to suspend and/or support the door and do both hinges at once (which negates having to remove the interior door panel and unbolt either of the hinges). With a number of us at the tech session helping each other out, I believe the latter method would be the best one for us to follow.
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 28 May 2009 at 9:10pm
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Wow you are a man of resources...great post:)
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 28 May 2009 at 10:46pm
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Mine are very creaky, as well as exceptionally stiff. Would that just be a lack of grease would you think? Or should I be considering new bushings/pins too? ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 28 May 2009 at 11:44pm
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Thanks Brian, but the people who did those writeups and who did the videos deserve all the credit. Don't praise me, I'm just the messenger.
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Bassman wrote:
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 28 May 2009 at 11:47pm
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Depends. Does your door sag? When your door is open and you grab the end of the door, can you "clank" it up and down? If your door doesn't sag and there's no extra play and you can't make it "clank" or "clunk" up and down, then all you probably need is some lubrication on your bushings. However... It's possible if your doors are "groaning" that the door hinge roller assembly is worn out. (That's something different than the pins and bushings.) Have a look http://www.rodneydickman.com/n100.html - Here at what Rodney sells.
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