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Oct 7, 2003 | 09:18 PM

55-willys

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new one on me

i bought a 1990 xlt lariat about 3 months ago. the strange thing i noticed, after a few days, is that the doors wont stay open. i bought it from the original owner. lucky for me i have a friend that has a 93 and i checked to see what kept his doors open. his has a metal plate bolted to the door hindge that the roller on the door part rubs against. mine doesnt have the plate, it has the spring loaded roller but no plate on the chassis side of the hindge. i cant see where the paint has been chipped, as i guess it would be if someone would of removed them. i figure i can get some off a truck or bronco in the wrecking yard. my concern is, do i have to loosen all three hindge bolts to install these plates, if so im concerned with screwing up the fit on the door. right now it closes and opens perfect, or do i just need to loosen one bolt to install them. plus has anyone elese come across this, cant think of why somebody would do this, unless they didnt want there doors held open, no matter what.

Oct 7, 2003 | 09:46 PM

ssap108

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i had a 89' ford crown vic and now i have 90' f350 both vehicles were missing this part.look at it up close, its not been removed it is broken off.usually drivers side cuz its used most. just one of those ford thangs. steve

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Oct 7, 2003 | 11:28 PM

bebad96

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On my '87 Ford f-150, they broke off. I'm pretty sure you could find them in the junk yard. You could even practice taking the doors off in the junk yard, so when it came time to do your door it would be a snap.

Oct 8, 2003 | 05:07 AM

Torque1st

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Just replace the whole hinge assy.

Oct 8, 2003 | 11:19 AM

55-willys

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ill have to look at them closer, to see if there broken off. funny that both sides would be broken.

Oct 8, 2003 | 11:24 AM

gatesj

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Yeah, they break off. I just saw that the other night replacing a hinge pin.

Just take a Sharpie marker and draw the outline of the door hinge flange where it meets the a-pillar (body) of the truck. It's not very hard at all to get it back in the right place.

Don't forget to pull the trim off to the left of the floorpan (assuming driver's side) and unclip the wire harnesses that go to the door.