While in the middle of replacing the original drivers door panel on my 66 Coupe I noticed the door hinges seemed to be a bit loose. What the hell, I'll pull the door and replace the bushings. Got it all apart and found the bushings were slightly worn, maybe a thou max but the pins were actually bent and the lower pin was slightly worn by a thou.
The hinges themselves look to be serviceable. I ran the old GM bushing number and it seems that the same bushing listing (#9721917) was listed for Corvette GM Parts Manual from 62-75 and various other Chevys including Chevelles. I happened to have a new set of pins and bushings left over from my '65 El Camino (aftermarket purchase but could have been GM parts). I also had some bushings I had bought years ago from GM and the 'thin-short' bushing from that stash matched the ones I had from the 65 El Camino package. The 'hook' is those are only a bit over .300 in height while the original ones I just removed from the car are pushing the .460 range. Now, I realize the old ones lasted all this time and the new shorter ones used with new pins would work well enough but I'm wondering if anyone has found an over the counter replacement bushing that is closer to the originals in length?
I did find a previous posting that mentioned a GM bushing number of
#4110660 and the poster did say the part was no longer available from GM but that number doesn't show up in the old parts book.
I'll be calling the local Chevy dealer tomorrow morning but was wondering if anyone has any up to date info for me.
Thanks