Panel Truck hinge adjustment
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Panel Truck hinge adjustment
Does any one know how to adjust the rear doors of a 1960 Panel? The hinges will adjust up and down and in and out in relation to the hinge pillar. But I need the door to "rotate" as you are looking at the outer skin while the door is closed. Also, the driver door is too far into the opening. (the gap at the hinge pillar is more on that side, compared to the other side.)
Any Ideas?
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Any Ideas?
Thanks
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Michael -
I was all ready to pontificate here. But I only know about the fronts, as I have an F100. Might be that the rear work the same. But I'm bummed anyway.
On the fronts, the bolts thru the hinge flanges into the door allow near infinite adjustment of the door fore/aft and even to rotate (a little). The pillar attachments of the hinge allow for the inboard/outboard/rotation of the door in the hole. Maybe the rear are similar.
Do you have a shop manual? Get one. A good investment.
Hope that helped...
I was all ready to pontificate here. But I only know about the fronts, as I have an F100. Might be that the rear work the same. But I'm bummed anyway.
On the fronts, the bolts thru the hinge flanges into the door allow near infinite adjustment of the door fore/aft and even to rotate (a little). The pillar attachments of the hinge allow for the inboard/outboard/rotation of the door in the hole. Maybe the rear are similar.
Do you have a shop manual? Get one. A good investment.
Hope that helped...
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Randy,
The rear doors have rivets that hold the hinges to the doors. So there is no adjustment there. I'm not sure if the doors have to be bent at the hinge, or if the hinge needs to be bent. One door is crooked like the pins are worn, but the pins are tight. I may have to shim one hinge or something...
The rear doors have rivets that hold the hinges to the doors. So there is no adjustment there. I'm not sure if the doors have to be bent at the hinge, or if the hinge needs to be bent. One door is crooked like the pins are worn, but the pins are tight. I may have to shim one hinge or something...
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OK. all you pickup driver's can go back to bed, and I'll sympethize with my fellow panel owner. As you note, the hinges are designed to move the doors up and down, and front to back. To move the doors side to side (to close or open the gap between the two doors) you can use shims. It that doesn't work, with careful planning you can bend the hinges. I had one that had been hit, so the fit was very poor. You can bend it by heating with a torch, or using a come-along. Good luck, it's a real bitch. Mine do fit pretty good now, but with a very tight gap between the doors.
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I can't add anything already said, but from one panel owner to another, you'll be in my panel prayers! 
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Mine fit quite tight in the center as well. Sounds like the one side's hinges are "sprung"
easily done if it got away from you in the wind or it was backed into a loading dock with the doors open. Careful bending is the only way to close up the gap. May want to get some new pins and dissassemble the hinges for bending. You could try bending them the Boyd Coddington way: put short piece of 2x4 inside the center lips of the doors across from the hinge you want to bend. Close the door that fits and put a long 2x4 sticking out in between the doors against the short ones and lever the open door over. This is the std way to adjust door hinges at most body shops.
Be sure to carefully inspect both doors and their hinges before trying to adjust them with the hot hammer. Climb inside with a strong light and look at the hinges when they are closed. If the set that are away from the post do not have any extra space between the leaves when closed you may have to bend in the door attachment points to move the door outward.
There's no good reason why you couldn't drill out the rivets and replace them with bolts for more adjustability.
easily done if it got away from you in the wind or it was backed into a loading dock with the doors open. Careful bending is the only way to close up the gap. May want to get some new pins and dissassemble the hinges for bending. You could try bending them the Boyd Coddington way: put short piece of 2x4 inside the center lips of the doors across from the hinge you want to bend. Close the door that fits and put a long 2x4 sticking out in between the doors against the short ones and lever the open door over. This is the std way to adjust door hinges at most body shops.
Be sure to carefully inspect both doors and their hinges before trying to adjust them with the hot hammer. Climb inside with a strong light and look at the hinges when they are closed. If the set that are away from the post do not have any extra space between the leaves when closed you may have to bend in the door attachment points to move the door outward.
There's no good reason why you couldn't drill out the rivets and replace them with bolts for more adjustability.
Last edited by AXracer; Jan 21, 2005 at 12:17 PM.
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I wonder if there is enough metal where the rivets are to support a nut plate. It is weird, the dr's door seems to be too low and too far from the side of the truck. But the door is level. The pass door is crooked counter clockwise and is tight (read normal gap) to the side of the truck (other than it is wider at the top) I figured I was going the right way with the repair, but wishing for a magic wand too.
How tight are the door gaps normally (quit laughing, I know its a 60's truck) should I just be happy that the doors actually close?
How tight are the door gaps normally (quit laughing, I know its a 60's truck) should I just be happy that the doors actually close?