Sagging door.....

[Beastb15]

Ok...I know that the older X's( I have a 94) had problems with the doors sagging. Mine has come to the point where I cannot shut it without lifting up on the door itself. Anyone of you that have had this problem...whats the best AND the cheapest way to cure this.

 

[SWLathrop]

The pins are worn out. Replace both door hinges.

 

[Beastb15]

Would it be best to go to say O'Reillys and get them?
Would it be a bad idea to go to a U-Wrench It and take them off an X?

Do you have any idea of how much they cost new?

 

[SWLathrop]

Not sure of the "NEW" price, but if taking them off of a scrapper, make sure it has "VERY" low miles as the used ones could be in the same shape or soon to be...Not sure, but compare the rear door hinges on a 4-door. If the same, they would have less usage on them...

 

[MONMIX]

As long as you have a buddy there to help you lift off the door a hinge swap is not a difficult task. Re-alinging it will take some trial and error. Un-bolt from the door first , then with a majic marker trace where the hinge bolts to the pillar. Line it up exactally there and you'll be in the ball park. If you are even remotley mechanically inclined half a day to do both doors.

 

[toad]

check this out, its how i fixed mine.
www.glue.umd.edu/~singletn/web/pages/doorhinge.html
Good luck

 

[Beastb15]

I just went and bought a couple pin and bushing kits. Tomorrow I will tackle this project(by taking the door off the hinges)

 

[Beastb15]

Since I had the time...I went ahead and did it. It solved the problem and now it works perfectly. From start to finish took me under an hour(disassembly and assembly)

 

[my91xplorer]

where did u get ur pins
do u have a part # did have to drill them or anything
i can not find any for mine

 

[Opera House]

I drilled them out on my 92

They are rivited on the bottom and just drilled enough to remove the folded metal. I think it would have been easier with a small (1/2") grinder on a drill. Used a long punch to drive the pin up. Takes a lot of force cause the pin is swaged at the top. It's the bushings that really wear. Got universal pins and bushings at Autozone. Pins were extra long so I cut to length and drilled and tapped the center for a screw. A little overkill, had one of the screws fall out initialy. You could just drill it and stick a pin in it. Did the job myself with the help of a 5 gal plastic bucket and pieces of wood. A buddy would help a lot!

 

[punkbek3886]

mine had the same problem, i just moved the upper hinge so it sagged level