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I have the doors on using a set of pins I bought on eBay, but they are not long enough to catch both sides of the mirror bracket. They are missing the oil groove and mic out at 0.280ish.
I have a set of NOS pins and a set of DC repros long enough to catch the bracket, with the oil groove, but they seem too big for the hinge. They mic out at 0.285ish.
Would you use a round file file to clean any burrs, primer, rust or get a 0.285 reamer?
CG ford appears to have a set of stainless pins long enough at 0.280, but I would rather stay away from stainless in this application.
I think I would chuck head of the pin in a drill and run a little emory cloth up and down the shaft before I ran a reamer through the hinges, unless there was a problem with the hinges. I don't think it would take much to file off .005 to make a smoother fit and keep the doors from binding.
Yes the first part will start but once it hits the groove it binds up. This is fit by hand, I did not strike with mallet.
JB
That is the way they are supposed to fit. The serrations keep the pin from turning and hold it in place to prevent it from turning and popping up (and out). Tap into place with a hard faced rubber hammer or pull it down with a C-clamp.
I think this is a first!
I've been around this board for a little bit of time now and I think this is the first time I've ever seen someone have a problem getting the pins in...LOL
Normally you can't get the little buggers out.
When I did mine I had to "set" them in place with a mallet. One or 2 decent taps usually does the trick
That is the way they are supposed to fit. The serrations keep the pin from turning and hold it in place to prevent it from turning and popping up (and out). Tap into place with a hard faced rubber hammer or pull it down with a C-clamp.
Are the serrations what are being called "oiling grooves"? I have never seen pins with a spiral oiling groove, even tho that would be a great idea.
Yes the pins were tight in the cab hinge. They appear to be tight in the door hinge but I think that is because of high build primer. I am going to clean then up with a fine round file and give it another go.
Attached are pictures of the pins.
Last edited by 3twinridges; 01-21-2019 at 08:42 PM.
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I bought my pins 15 yrs ago from DC I think, they didn't have those oil grooves. That is such an improvement! Almost makes me want to pound out mine and get new ones... almost.
I have never seen hinge pins with "oil grooves". How is oil supposed to reach the grooves with the head snug against the hinge? I'll speculate they are supposed to hold a graphite grease.
i am going to be facing this soon, hinges all in but have not take the mallet to them yet, I have the grooves and figured some marine grease would be a good application for these pins and stay in the groove for a time,
01-20-2019, 10:06 PM
