Door hinge rebuild warnings...

[7E-Bodies]

  Preparing to do my first door hinge rebuild and looking for warnings, do's, don'ts, been there done that's, etc. Supplied with the car was a rebuild set (brand unknown) and no springs. The current door symptoms are 1) The usual hassle in adjusting, with almost running out of adjustment. 2) An audible "thunk" in mid swing.
Anyway, I'm about to dive in and just looking for any advice. Otherwise, for a tooled up, mechanically inclined guy, this looks pretty easy.

[Rdchallenger]

 

[RJChallenger]

It's a great job for mechanically inclined people. Are you planning to weld up ,then drill new holes for the bushings or just  enlarge the holes and install the steel bushings? New or rebuilt hinges make adjusting/ aligning the door so much easier.    Good Luck

[7E-Bodies]

@RJChallenger, to borrow a favorite line from Monty Pythons Holy Grail, "You know much that is hidden...". Door off, hinges off, degreased in the tank, pulled pins, inserted bushings in top hinge (like a boss I might add), moved to bottom hinge, drove out pin...hole worn out. Was just considering weld/drill when I checked this post. I guess @MoparDave is gonna shine again. He should have my Visa memorized by now. So replace bottom hinges only? Guessing yes.

Kevin

[7E-Bodies]

...and here I was set up so well and organized...screech...stop.

[blown motor]

I just drilled old holes and put in new bushings and pins, top and bottom. Worked great.

[GoodysGotaCuda]

I chickened out and bought AMD hinges. New or rebuilt make things so much better.


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[7E-Bodies]

@blown motor where did you get your bushings and what drill dimensions did you use?  Or perhaps that's why this kit came with 8 bushings? That tells me to mix the new bushings and drill accordingly. I have a drill press and nothing to lose. Good thought.

[blown motor]

@7E-Bodies I just bought the kit from Napa. I think it was about $11, that was maybe 5 years ago. I think the package said what size to drill the holes. 2 bushings per hinge X 4 hinges = 8 bushings. As I recall we drilled the body portion of the hinge on the car.

[MoparLeo]

They never came with bushings in the lower hinges for a reason. The bottom hinges support the weight of the door. Brass bushings are not up to the task. A steel pin is the proper way. The lower hole must be drilled and reamed to fit a custom oversized pin. No going back after you drill out the body side hinge.
https://www.forebodiesonly.com/forum/threads/mopar-door-hinge-restoration-service.20402/

[cuda hunter]

@7E-Bodies

I was going to suggest this guy. He's got great reviews on just about all the mopar sites.  But you might have figured this out already.

https://forum.e-bodies.org/parts-misc-for-sale/9/mopar-door-hinge-rebuild-service/15830/

[7E-Bodies]

Yeah, I picked up a set from Mopar Dave

[Shoooter]

@xx88man

[MoparLeo]

Forgot to mention. Just FYI all of the reproduction door hinges are/were made in Taiwan. They are starting to discontinue them. I only do Factory Mopar Hinge cores.

[torredcuda]

They never came with bushings in the lower hinges for a reason. The bottom hinges support the weight of the door. Brass bushings are not up to the task. A steel pin is the proper way. The lower hole must be drilled and reamed to fit a custom oversized pin. No going back after you drill out the body side hinge.
https://www.forebodiesonly.com/forum/threads/mopar-door-hinge-restoration-service.20402/

I have done the bushings before but not anymore and here`s why - simply drilling thru the old worn out hole moves the centerline of the hole due to being worn only on one side which leaves less adjustment, other reason is the brass will still wear out and also adds some thickness to the overall height. They also don`t look original if going concourse. I know thousands have done the bushings with good results but now I just weld up the worn part of the hole and re-drill keeping the centerline, keep them greased up and they`ll last for a long time