76 door hinge
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Wildwood IL
To do this job safely & properly, and to avoid chipping paint & fiberglass you should pull the door off the hinge from the door hinge bolts. They are behind the door panel. The upper are behind a small access door, and the lowers you can see once the panel is off. Mark the hinge position on the door before unbolting for easy re-alignment later. Place a floor jack (with padding) under the door as you unbolt it. Good to have a helper holding the door just in case. The door will slide right out. Now start banging with a drift pin/punch to remove all the pins & bushings. Might have to cut the pins to size..
Eddie
Eddie
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Des Allemands LA
Use the floor jack with a towel or something as mentioned above but be casrefull not to jack up on the door, just bring it up till it supports the weight of the door, if the hinges are real bad you can watch the top pin while jacking as soon as the pin moves you're good. Another thing is to remember to roll down the window before removing the door and if power windows don't forget the wires. Sorry didn't see the abve comment about the jack.
Last edited by ltlevil; Jun 3, 2005 at 03:14 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 1999
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From: Sudbury MA
If you are just replacing the pins and the bushings and using the same hinge, you can do this without removing the door or the hinges. I just did this on my 68 based on the procedure I read about on this forum.
With a file, or a Dremel tool, or grinder on a drill, carefully grind a flat spot on one side of the head of the pin that is coming out. This will reshape the round head of the hinge pin into a shape like the letter "D", The flat spot will now allow the pin to carefully slide past the fender without damaging the fiberglass on the fender. To reinstall, if using the smae pin, just carefully line it up and slowly bang it home. If using a new pin then you will have to shape the head of the new pin into the letter "D" so that it can slide in wihtout hitting the fender.
Sounds more complicated than it really is. I did it on both my doors and it was quick and worked like a charm without removing the doors or the hinges and having to realign everything.
Good luck, go slow, be careful, it will work.
Kurt
With a file, or a Dremel tool, or grinder on a drill, carefully grind a flat spot on one side of the head of the pin that is coming out. This will reshape the round head of the hinge pin into a shape like the letter "D", The flat spot will now allow the pin to carefully slide past the fender without damaging the fiberglass on the fender. To reinstall, if using the smae pin, just carefully line it up and slowly bang it home. If using a new pin then you will have to shape the head of the new pin into the letter "D" so that it can slide in wihtout hitting the fender.
Sounds more complicated than it really is. I did it on both my doors and it was quick and worked like a charm without removing the doors or the hinges and having to realign everything.
Good luck, go slow, be careful, it will work.
Kurt
Last edited by ksbunting; Jun 3, 2005 at 02:44 PM. Reason: spelling
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Wildwood IL
Originally Posted by ksbunting
If you are just replacing the pins and the bushings and using the same hinge, you can do this without removing the door or the hinges. I just did this on my 68 based on the procedure I read about on this forum.
With a file, or a Dremel tool, or grinder on a drill, carefully grind a flat spot on one side of the head of the pin that is coming out. This will reshape the round head of the hinge pin into a shape like the letter "D", The flat spot will now allow the pin to carefully slide past the fender without damaging the fiberglass on the fender. To reinstall, if using the smae pin, just carefully line it up and slowly bang it home. If using a new pin then you will have to shape the head of the new pin into the letter "D" so that it can slide in wihtout hitting the fender.
Sounds more complicated than it really is. I did it on both my doors and it was quick and worked like a charm without removing the doors or the hinges and having to realign everything.
Good luck, go slow, be careful, it will work.
Kurt
With a file, or a Dremel tool, or grinder on a drill, carefully grind a flat spot on one side of the head of the pin that is coming out. This will reshape the round head of the hinge pin into a shape like the letter "D", The flat spot will now allow the pin to carefully slide past the fender without damaging the fiberglass on the fender. To reinstall, if using the smae pin, just carefully line it up and slowly bang it home. If using a new pin then you will have to shape the head of the new pin into the letter "D" so that it can slide in wihtout hitting the fender.
Sounds more complicated than it really is. I did it on both my doors and it was quick and worked like a charm without removing the doors or the hinges and having to realign everything.
Good luck, go slow, be careful, it will work.
Kurt
them out? (like mine were) You run the risk of the punch slipping off the pin head as you hammer. (Especially the top)Eddie
