68 Corvette door hinges
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68 Corvette door hinges
All four door of my door hinges are a bit loose and wobbly.
Is it better to replace them, or purchase the refurb bushing kits I’ve seen for them and rebuild?
If the consensus is to replace, is there any place to pick up newly manufactured door hinges?
Thanks much.
Ted
Is it better to replace them, or purchase the refurb bushing kits I’ve seen for them and rebuild?
If the consensus is to replace, is there any place to pick up newly manufactured door hinges?
Thanks much.
Ted
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Joined: Sep 2018
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From: Chicago, IL
when i did my 69 2 of them were cracked so i bought rebuilt ones off ebay. last month i did my 68s, it was very easy and fun, i soaked all 4 in vineager for 2 days, pressure washed, then sand blasted, the vineager cuts the time down at the booth by removing some paint and all rust., then i replaced the springs, bushings and pins, i got the kit from ecklers or zip. so as long as yours arent cracked or bent, id say go for the rebuild the kit was about 15$ and springs were around the same i think. i used a hammer to remove pins, punch to remove bushings, then just tap new bushings in, grease pin and pound it home. to reinstall spring you need a special tool- bent screw driver.
