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PROBLEM: Sagging door, door not closing or closes hard due to play in the door hinge bushings.
PART: Help Part # 38410 (door hinge pin and bushing kit, FORD). Found with all the other help! products in most auto parts stores. cost around $6.00
TOOLS:
die grinder, dremel tool, or drill with a small grinding stone.
long punch and hammer or air hammer with punch bit
pliers
jack
13 mm wrench
grease
REMOVAL OF OLD PIN:
(most times you will only need to replace one pin start with the top)
1. Start by supporting the door in the full open position with the jack
2. Remove lower door hinge bolt (on the door side) using 13mm wrench, this gives you the room you need to grind off the flange. (it is a good idea to trace out the hinge so you can make sure to put it back in the same place)
3. Grind off the flange on the bottom of the pin using your grinding stone
4. Remove upper door hinge bolt (on the door side) make sure the door is supported well before doing this.
5. Drive pin upward using punch and hammer, you may need pliers to pull the pin out the top. You will need to push the top of the door out of the way to remove the upper pins. If the bushing is frozen to the pin, lock vicegrips to the top of the partially removed pin and drive the bushing off using a cold chisel and hammer.
6. Now the door side of the hinge should be free remove it and make sure both bushings are removed.
INSTALLING NEW PIN & BUSHINGS:
7. Place new bushings on door hinge (they set in the top and bottom of the hinge so the flange side of the bushing touches the body side of the hinge).
8. Slide the door side hinge back in making sure the door stop will work.
9. Bolt the door hinge back on the door using the lines that you traced out to place it correctly
10. Grease the new pin and slide it in from the top, using the punch and hammer tap it a few time to seat it fully.
11. Put the “E” clip on the pin using the grove closest to the hinge.
12. Unjack the door and try it out. If it works GREAT! if not try to loosen up the hinge bolts on the door side and have a friend pick upward on the door to remove all play. Tighten bolts while keeping upward pressure on the door. If this still does not fix your problem you might need to replace the other hinge pin and bushings or replace the whole door hinge assembly.
PART: Help Part # 38410 (door hinge pin and bushing kit, FORD). Found with all the other help! products in most auto parts stores. cost around $6.00
TOOLS:
die grinder, dremel tool, or drill with a small grinding stone.
long punch and hammer or air hammer with punch bit
pliers
jack
13 mm wrench
grease
REMOVAL OF OLD PIN:
(most times you will only need to replace one pin start with the top)
1. Start by supporting the door in the full open position with the jack
2. Remove lower door hinge bolt (on the door side) using 13mm wrench, this gives you the room you need to grind off the flange. (it is a good idea to trace out the hinge so you can make sure to put it back in the same place)
3. Grind off the flange on the bottom of the pin using your grinding stone
4. Remove upper door hinge bolt (on the door side) make sure the door is supported well before doing this.
5. Drive pin upward using punch and hammer, you may need pliers to pull the pin out the top. You will need to push the top of the door out of the way to remove the upper pins. If the bushing is frozen to the pin, lock vicegrips to the top of the partially removed pin and drive the bushing off using a cold chisel and hammer.
6. Now the door side of the hinge should be free remove it and make sure both bushings are removed.
INSTALLING NEW PIN & BUSHINGS:
7. Place new bushings on door hinge (they set in the top and bottom of the hinge so the flange side of the bushing touches the body side of the hinge).
8. Slide the door side hinge back in making sure the door stop will work.
9. Bolt the door hinge back on the door using the lines that you traced out to place it correctly
10. Grease the new pin and slide it in from the top, using the punch and hammer tap it a few time to seat it fully.
11. Put the “E” clip on the pin using the grove closest to the hinge.
12. Unjack the door and try it out. If it works GREAT! if not try to loosen up the hinge bolts on the door side and have a friend pick upward on the door to remove all play. Tighten bolts while keeping upward pressure on the door. If this still does not fix your problem you might need to replace the other hinge pin and bushings or replace the whole door hinge assembly.