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Door hinge pins, 2001 Sonoma pickup
Hinge pins and bushings are worn on this relatively recent application
causing wind noise, rain leakage, poor closing of doors. Are special tools required for this replacement, or is it a fairly simple task. Strangely enough, this is one I never had to tackle before. Would appreciate any comments. |
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:03:56 -0600, "HLS" > wrote:
>Hinge pins and bushings are worn on this relatively recent application >causing wind noise, rain leakage, poor closing of doors. > >Are special tools required for this replacement, or is it a fairly simple >task. >Strangely enough, this is one I never had to tackle before. > >Would appreciate any comments. When is anybody going to put ball bearing and hardened pins in these things? ( rant off ) I saw a special tool to hold the door in alignment for removal and remounting. Otoh, if you have a strong other person to help, you can do it without the gizmo. I don't remember where I saw the door holder, but it was adjustable and had wheels on it for rolling the door away and back to the vehicle. Lg |
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I like to use one of those shop chairs that go hydraulicly up & down.
They are cushioned so don't hurt the paint & infinitely adjustable so realigning the door is a snap. Not everyone has that convenience just sitting around so use a floor jack, a foot or so of 2x4 & a friend to balance it all & you accomplish the same thing. The bushings themselves are just a hammer & punch thing, nothing special there. Good luck. |
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"Lawrence Glickman" > wrote in message ... > Otoh, if you have a strong other person to help, you can > do it without the gizmo. > > I don't remember where I saw the door holder, but it was adjustable > and had wheels on it for rolling the door away and back to the > vehicle. > > Lg > Luckily, the hinge mounts to the door are welded so there is no adjustment. I plan to mark the hinges on the chassis so they will be easy to get back into relative alignment. I plan to use a nylon strap on my engine hoist to lift the doors and transport them. What I didn't know was how hard that spring will be to replace in the hinge assembly. |
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:33:28 -0600, "HLS" > wrote:
> >"Lawrence Glickman" > wrote in message .. . >> Otoh, if you have a strong other person to help, you can >> do it without the gizmo. >> >> I don't remember where I saw the door holder, but it was adjustable >> and had wheels on it for rolling the door away and back to the >> vehicle. >> >> Lg >> > >Luckily, the hinge mounts to the door are welded so there is no adjustment. >I plan to mark the hinges on the chassis so they will be easy to get back >into relative alignment. > >I plan to use a nylon strap on my engine hoist to lift the doors and >transport them. > >What I didn't know was how hard that spring will be to replace in the hinge >assembly. > Not familiar with your particular hinge arrangement HLS ;-\ I have just *ordinary* screw-in hinge plates, not much different than you would see on a wooden door. The only *gotcha* is the electrical harness that goes into the door that goes to the control panel for electric windows, power locks, and so forth. But really, all we're talking about to replace _everything_ in the *hinge department* is four angle brackets and a couple of hardened pins. Pretty simple stuff if you can get the parts new from somewhere. No sense going to all that trouble if you're going to put WORN parts in from a salvage yard to replace worn parts on your car.;-| This is about $10 worth of hardware per door? I haven't asked dealership, but when I get over there, might pick up some parts because the driver's door is the one that takes all the abuse, and it is inevitable it is going to need to be replaced sooner or later. That's all there is to it. Angle brackets with holes, pins in the holes. Then again, it's a Ford, so whaddaya expect. Lg |
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HLS wrote: > "Lawrence Glickman" > wrote in message > ... > > Otoh, if you have a strong other person to help, you can > > do it without the gizmo. > > > > I don't remember where I saw the door holder, but it was adjustable > > and had wheels on it for rolling the door away and back to the > > vehicle. > > > > Lg > > > > Luckily, the hinge mounts to the door are welded so there is no adjustment. > I plan to mark the hinges on the chassis so they will be easy to get back > into relative alignment. > > I plan to use a nylon strap on my engine hoist to lift the doors and > transport them. > > What I didn't know was how hard that spring will be to replace in the hinge > assembly. Since my faulty memory is involved, I can't remember the exact tools I've used on GM door springs for that same job. Basically, I opened the door as far as possible and pryed the spring out, then probably used a pair of needlenose channellocks to "bend" the spring on installation - and faced the contracted side of the spring coils towards the hinge while pushing with great force. Here's a link to Snapon's hinge service kit that includes the spring compressor made for this job. I couldn't find it seperately (well, not quickly enough so I didn't bother) though the compressor is avaliable from most any tool source by itself. Look in the picture for the silver item about the size of a Leatherman tool. http://tinyurl.com/3l838 HELP! products by Motormite offer the hinge and bushing kit at most parts stores. Toyota MDT in MO |
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Forgot about the spring, must be a chevy, they make a compressor for
this job but you can accomplish compressing the spring another way. Put it in a vise, squeeze it together & strap it down with 3 or 4 zip ties, put it in place & cut the ties. A little tricky but can be done with a little finesse. I wouldn't onbolt any hinges, you shouldn't have to & your alignment won't be disturbed. |
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"pater" > wrote in message oups.com... > Forgot about the spring, must be a chevy, they make a compressor for > this job but you can accomplish compressing the spring another way. Put > it in a vise, squeeze it together & strap it down with 3 or 4 zip ties, > put it in place & cut the ties. A little tricky but can be done with a > little finesse. I wouldn't onbolt any hinges, you shouldn't have to & > your alignment won't be disturbed. > Thanks for your help. The zip tie trick has worked for me before on springs that were not so strong that the ties would hold. I\m not sure that the old pins can be removed and the new bushings put into place without removing the hinges, but it is worth taking a second look. To take the door off, I will have to remove the upholstery panel to take the stereo wires loose and this could be the most disagreeable part of the job. |
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