I just wondered if most people take the door off or leave it on. At Andy's website its says either way is possible, but it takes a crazy amount of luck and effort to do it while the door is on, I might as well pull it.

 

Pull it, it's not that much work.

 

i just replaced the roller pin in my 91 rs. i just happened to be at autozone and noticed they had a roller pin, the one on the lower hinge, but it was for gm trucks. mine was shot so i figured i would give it a shot. so i took the hinge off without removing the door, had to use a jack to hold the door up. used a saws-all to cut the bottom portion of the pin off since it was pressed in from the factory and used a punch to knock it out from the top. the size of the new pin was perfect for the top hole but i had to drill out the bottom hole just a little undersized of the new pin and used my dremel with a straight metel burr to make it just a tad bit larger and had to hammer the new pin in. it was a tight fit but it worked like a charm. the new pin is longer but it does not interfere with anything, just use the old one as a guide so you dont get it in too far. this whole project took just over an hour and cost me 20 dollars for the new roller pin, new bushings and the other pin that goes on the hinge to hold the door.

to make things easier, you gota take your front tire off and pull back the molding to access the 3rd screw.
i hope this wasnt too long of a post for you guys, but i did not want to spend 85.00 from gmparts direct.com. or 165.00 from the chevy dealer . i need all the money i can save for my interior.

 

This past weekend a friend and I replaced the lower pin (not roller detent) and bushings on my camaro's driver's door.

We removed the door entirely, which we both believe made the job less of a headache.

We left the front tire on and just had them turned way to one side, to permit access beneath the fender. As the above poster said, removing the wheelwell lining was needed.

I'd also like to add that the spring tool (found at a local auto parts company for 6 bucks) was so very, very handy.