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Old May 2, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

See alot of different things on ebay. Mainly for upper door hinges. I see the more oem style rebuild kits for the upper ones that bolt in and then I also see greaseable fittings
Also, only rebuild kit I seen for the lower are the pin and bushing kind?
Any other options for either hinge?

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Old May 3, 2008 | 06:01 AM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

TDS - top down solutions

did both doors with there kits and they work great
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Old May 3, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

how hard was it to install and remove the old ones?

any special tools or what did u use?

and did you need a second person to hold the door up?
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Old May 3, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

These are for top and bottoms?
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

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how hard was it to install and remove the old ones?

any special tools or what did u use?

and did you need a second person to hold the door up?
They are not not very difficult to do, if you get the TDS kits they come with any tools that you'll need, and you can use a small floor jack with a piece of wood to hold the door.

BigBadJohn, the TDS kits are everything you need to need to do one door.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

I used a dremel tool with alot of little cut off blades to get the old ones out.
then as said a floor jack and wood or pad to hold the door up .
Also do only one hinge at a time.new ones go in piece of cake.
good luck Mike
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Old May 4, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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i would def. go with TDS kit
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

Just lost an auction for a tds kit. Went for $46 shipped. Know its worth more than that but def need to focus most of my money on my transmission work right now
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

Auto zone has them for 9.99.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

Which kind?
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

i replaced my bottom one and it fixed it a little and then made up for it by adjusting the door it self .
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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

My door closes fine. I just hate the creaking it makes
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

My doors are starting to sag now. It seems like they can be fixed from bushings and the pin? How would I know it's the bushings/pin vs hinges themselves? Any tell-tale signs of hinges being the actual problem? I saw the kit, but I would hate to pay 200+ shipping for a kits that replaces the pin/bushings if my problem is the hinges themselves.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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ttt
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Re: Want to rebuild door hinges. What are my options?

Come on guys.. nada?? Has anyone ever had to do theirs?? Is it easier to replace everything? Or just the pin??
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