Car Door Hinge Pin Replacement

These door hinge pin bushing repair kits feature.

Car door hinge pin replacement.

Replace the master power window switch in a 1998 2004 dodge intrepid. Park your car and engage the handbrake. Kit includes all necessary hardware for the repair durable construction hardened steel pin and brass bushing use the kit to replace only the damaged pin and bushing instead of the entire hinge assembly trouble free installation door hinge repair kits for your make and model. To fix a sagging door you can either replace the whole hinge or just the pin and bushings.

Remove the inner door panel in a saturn s series car. Secure the hinge pin in place with a few firm taps from the hammer. Lay strips of masking tape along the edge of the door and the fender. Hinges are composed of four parts.

The body side hinge frame the door side hinge frame the hinge pins and hinge pin bushings. All four of these are wear points. The replacement bushings are made of oil impregnated bronze and promise to outlast the originals although we can t really complain about the service life of door hinge bushings that have seen. Replacement door hinge set may include replacement bushings vice grip.

Remove the rest of the hinge from the door and replace with a new one. Once you have removed them set the door down gently. Again use just enough force to set the pin but not enough to damage the hinge. Usually all you ll need to do is replace the pin and bushings in one or both hinges.

This is to keep it from falling off while you remove the hinges. Set the door back in place and keeping it straight and aligned with the car use new bolts to reattach the door to the body. Replace the door check link in a saturn s series car. This is done to protect the paint job from possible scratches and dents.

Insert the car door hinge pin into position just as the old hinge pin was prior to removal. Remove the bolts holding the hinge on from the car body itself. Lubricate the caliper pins or replace the brake pads on a ford f 250 truck. In the past these stops and detents were incorporated in the hinges but today most vehicles have door check straps.

Starting with the upper hinge slide the new brass bushings into the hinge. Top it with duct tape afterwards. Unlock a car door with a clothes hanger.