93 Door Hinges
Thread Starter
4th Gear
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
93 Door Hinges
The door hinges on my 40th Anniv have apparently sagged causing the window to rub on the roof pillar when I close the door if the window is all the way up. Any fixes out there short of replacing the hinges?
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 25,360
Likes: 2,729
You can do pins and bushings but if it's as bad as you mention a hinge is very bad or maybe loose. Only you can tell! With the door open past the striker can you lift the rear of the door so as to "wobble" on the hinges? Does the striker show significant wear on the pillar?
Study the procedure before you get into it. There's maybe some tutorials or previous posts with the owners results and issues.
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 10,691
Likes: 71
From: Phoenix Arizona
The more likely problem is broken/crushed upper window stops. When they break, it causes the window to "cam"toward the rear and hit the b-piller. The stops are plastic and break sooner or later. The parts are still available and cost about $40. Each side is different, but if one side is bad, the other soon will be.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 173
Likes: 7
From: Blk Mtn NC
Agreed. Just went through this over the weekend rebuilding door on my 93. Hinge bushings were replaced but they weren't worn that bad. The front plastic window stop was another story. Cracked and broken it was about to completely fail. Sorry design as it does three things, guides the window up and down a rod, handles stresses sideways as door slams and is the front window stop for the power window motor.
Too much torque and stress on a bad design.
Thanks,
Mike
Too much torque and stress on a bad design.
Thanks,
Mike
