stalin05

Ok guys i got a lower hinge repair kit for O'reilys today, it came with the bolt and 2 bushings. I took out the entire lower hinge bolt just now and i cant figure out what to do next. Attached is a pic of my old lower bolt hinge. Sorry if its crappy

firebirdjosh

iTrader: (1)

Not to sound rude, but it was a simple as pull out old one then put in new one. Extremely simple and straight forward. Hardest part was getting the spring back in. So basically, if everything is lined up, just slide the new pin in.

stalin05

but how do i get the old one out? just jack hammer it out or something?

lonsal

iTrader: (2)

If it were that simple, he would have removed the CORRECT pin. What you've removed is the pin for the door spring detent roller. Take a look at the lower hinge while you open and close the door. You'll see the correct lower hinge pin and bushings. You can drive it out from below. Sometimes I have success grabbing it with vise grip pliers and tapping it up with a hammer. Sometimes I'll just cut it in half with a Dremel tool and remove the two pieces. Before you do any of this, you need to suport the bottom of the door with a floor jack or from above with an engine hoist and nylon strap. Once you have the lower hinge pin removed you need to un-bolt the upper hinge. This allows you to retract the door enough to expose the lower hinge bushings. Remove the bushings and press in the new ones. Push the door back in place and install the lower hinge pin. Then tighten the bolts on the upper hinge.

Lon

84RIceEater

yeah,
I did this in my autobody class w/ my camaro and let me tell you it took 4 hours.... it was my 1st time tho.. the hardest part was getting the pin out.. just make sure that the door is jacked up even, where it was before it saged. I gotta a little frustraded and got a cutting wheel and went to town and got it out alot easier. But you wont have to do that, just take your time and plan on doing this all afternoon. have fun and watch your lanugage while you do it.

hotrod87camaro

nice windshiel decal but just out of curiosity, how does that relate to this thread??

stalin05

ok i got the right bolt out now, i gota a new one in and it still didnt get the door on right

84RIceEater

i dunno.. i cant make thos fancy sig's like you guys. So thats kinda my ghetto way




So i have to do it agian.