drivers door alingment
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drivers door alingment
Anyone know how to get the driver's door back into alingment? It's not bad but I notice that it seems to droop a little after ten years of service. I've tried pushing up on it to see if I could move it and couldn't. I'm starting to think the whole set up that it hangs on has slid down or something?? It's a minor thing that's more of a pain in the butt than anything else but if it's an easy fix I'd like to do it.
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You need hinge repair. I did mine on my '88 and I remember it didn't go too bad. I think I just replaced the pins. If I remember, the hard part was grinding the end off the pin so I could drive it out of the hinge. Kinda tough to fit a 4" grinder in there. If you have a die grinder, it would be easy.
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you can get the hinge pin and bushing kit at napa. you may be able to get at other parts houses too but I work there so I know for sure that napa has them. I cant remember the part # right off the top of my head but just ask the counterman and they can look it up for you
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The hinge pin kit is not all that difficult. I have done several, though it does go much easier if you have a friend to help. Each kit I think is about $5.
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I liked the results. I just used a floor jack & a board to stabilize the door when when I removed the old pin. There is no need to to remove the whole hinge, just the part atached to the door itself. I used a dremel tool to remove the top of the pin to knock it through, but you could use a drill if you have a big enough bit. Only drawback is you can tell it is not the original pin. Not a big deal for me.
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