I have purchased two door hinge and bushing kits (Dorman #38400). The bushings in this kit have four bushings in them. Two of the bushings are made copper colored with a smooth surface. The other two bushings have ridges on it. I have two questions about these bushings. The first is do the bushings with the ridges on it go on the lower portion of each hinge? The second question is which way does the flanged end face upwards or downwards on the hinge. I looked at the hinges and they appear that the flanged end faces downwards but I'm asking just to be sure.

 

Kind of hard to tell from this picture.. but the lip side of teh bushing goes to the top.

Ignore the busing with the ridges.. they are not correct and for a different application. (truck I think, it's been to long) Some people refer to them as oversize bushings and will use them to correct an elongated hole.

 

So the bushings only go on the bottom portion of the hinge wit the lip end facing up?

 

I think this will help you better than the one above..

 

It does but now it brings me to a few more questions. The lip portion of the bushing is in beween the metal portions of the hinge. My question is once I remove the door (which Im going to do) and drive out the pins, does the hinge come apart? so the new bushing is installed with the lip portion of it is positioned like in the pic? (looks like the driver's side hinge)
Also as for driving out the pin, does one have to cut off the head to prevent it from hitting the fender? I have also read threads about this subject that some grind one side of the head of the pin into a "D" shape so it will not come in contact with the fender when installing. I do wonder if that is necessary becuse it was not installed that way.

 

The hinge will come apart once you remove the pin. When you remove the door the D cut is not needed to install the pin.

Here is a post I put up about a month ago on the same subject.

The easiest method and what I will now deem as the correct (at least to me) way to install the pins:

Pull off the door panel; remove the hinge bolt access covers. Spray paint the bolt heads with a good quick drying spray paint.. (Red, Green, White, the color won't matter).

When the paint is dry, remove the door from the hinges. Once this is done the hinge pin can be driven out and the new bushings and the pin re-installed. Do this on the upper and lower.

Now why paint the hinge bolts..

So you have a witness mark for re-installing the bolts in the same place. If the door has not been messed with by a PO, then you should be in the correct place. Tighten the screws and then re-install the door panel.

You will need a second person to help you when you re-install the door and painters tape would be highly advised for either method.

Another note: It is also advised to check the condition of the rear striker bolt. When a door is not striking it properly there is a good chance the rubber is worn from inside of it and/or you will find wear damage.

You may also find your weatherstrip is not fitting good after new pins and bushings are installed. If they don't then you will need to re-fit the weatherstrips at this time.

And lastly, never put grease on the pins or bushings. This will cause premature failure.

Willcox