Drivers' door is loose as a goose. Searched door hinge pins and didn't reall come up with a lot of help. I have the replacement hinge pins and bushings but there are no directions as to how to remove the old pins and just where is the bushing placement?

One fellow stated that he took the old pin out with an air chisel and gave no further info as to the rest of the story.

Anybody have any do's or don't's or helpful, handy hints in preforming this particular job?

Here is an interesting piece of info: Ford, (1) one door hinge =$200.00
Napa Replacement kit (1) hinge= $5.00

Any help is always welcome.

Rog

 

The bushings go in the hole where the pin goes You may have to get an over sized bushing depending on how long it has been loose the hole will wear out,

 

Does the new hinge come with the pin?

 

It's a repair kit that comes with: One (1) pin, two (2) brass bushings
w/ top collars and an "E" clip that goes on the bottom of the new pin.

I think that one bushing will go on top and the second will fit into the middle.

If you put it up through the bottom it would either fall out or work it's way out. For $5.00 bucks what can you expect??

Rog

 

Rog,

Don't un bolt anything ,,or you'll be screwing around re aligning the door

If its a factory pin, you will heed to remove the pin with a grinder or a cut off wheel ,, cut the pin in half in the center of the hinge .

You will need a way to raise & lower the door & hold it there for a few..

Do one hinge at a time ,just move the door up or down , depending on which hinge you start with ,, untill the bushings are exposed ..Change the bushings ,,they can be a pain to get started ,,take your time ,,align the holes & put the pin back in & the clip... move on to the next one ...

 

I have found that getting the bushings started when they are hard to hit is easiest done by taking a 1/4" bolt that is long enough to span the hinge. put one bushing at a time lined up in the hole and tighten the bolt down. this will take the "spring" out of the hinge and then you can drive the bushing into place.

 

I did pick up one little tip on my search and that was to put a slight taper on the bushings to aid in getting them started.

Hope ya all had a great Easter and thank you for the info. As soon as I scare up some help those pins will be on their way to a swinging good time.

Thank You,

Rog

 

man if i lived closer i would come and help you... i actually wish some of you all lived closer...

 

Redi rod ... not many keep it around ....

 

All the car parts places like Autozone and Oriellys have the pins. They are sold on the red "HELP" cards. You will need one per hinge.

 

I already have the "Replacement Pin Kits", I got them at Napa. $5.00 a copy.

Ya know,....it felt kinda weird paying just $5.00 for a part for the Ford truck, we are so used to entering a Ford parts counter with our backs to the wall, hell I felt like buying a bushel of them. LOL

Rog

 

Rog,

What's the part number for the kit? At $5 a pop, I might just get them now to have on hand for a weekend that isn't raining.

 

The pins I used were part number 38410.

 

Thanks, and that's a NAPA part number, right?

 

Samr number as FordForEver HELP # 38410

Now I know that your going to find this hard to believe but it's written in three (3) different languages and made in China.