Spas said:
FmExplorer- I bought some F150 pins to try them out on my 91, but I can't for the life of me figure out how I'm supposed to be able to dremel the old pins if I can't reach them. I've tried it while sitting inside on the doorsill with the door open, but there are brackets that block access to the pins and I have no room to get around them. Am I supposed to take the door off, take the hinges off, try to get at the pins through the front fender or what?
....Or am I missing something here? Sorry I don't have a pic to post to illustrate!
I replaced mine by using my floor jack and a 2' long piece of 6 x 6 to securely support the opened door, along with some masking tape running the length of the door edge/front fender seam to protect the paint.
I removed the upper hinge bolts from the door side of the hinge, and slowly lowered the jack an inch or so, allowing room to drill out the upper hinge pin rivet/bushing from the top with a cordless drill and 3/8" bit.
I used a pin punch to chase out the old hinge pin, then drilled out the lower bushing with the now-removed hinge half clamped in a vise.
Once that was done, I rejoined the hinge halves with the new pin/bushings from the NAPA kit, jacked the door back up to realign the hinge by using the paint/dust as my realignment guide.
For the lower hinge, the procedure is similar, except you raise the door with the jack, rather than lowering it. Even so, you still cannot completely align the drill with the hinge pin. I discovered that I could drill at a slight angle (carefully) to remove the top bushing without causing any real harm to the hinge itself, other than slightly ovaling the top face of the hinge slightly (top 1/16" of metal hinge plate-no big deal). The replacement bushing covered the missing metal.
Total time, start to finish < 1 hour, and man, what a difference !!
Hope this is some help...