Car Door Hinge Pin Replacement

Remove the rest of the hinge from the door and replace with a new one.

Car door hinge pin replacement.

A car door must have a means of preventing the door from opening too wide and damaging the hinges and body and to keep the door in the open position so it doesn t swing closed and potentially cause injury. Again use just enough force to set the pin but not enough to damage the hinge. Lay strips of masking tape along the edge of the door and the fender. In the past these stops and detents were incorporated in the hinges but today most vehicles have door check straps.

Remove the bolts holding the hinge on from the car body itself. Replace the master power window switch in a 1998 2004 dodge intrepid. Replacement door hinge set may include replacement bushings vice grip. Using the wrench remove the bolts that are securing the hinge to the door.

Set the door back in place and keeping it straight and aligned with the car use new bolts to reattach the door to the body. To fix a sagging door you can either replace the whole hinge or just the pin and bushings. This is done to protect the paint job from possible scratches and dents. Open the car door and prop it up on the floor jack or tie it up onto something using a rope.

Insert the car door hinge pin into position just as the old hinge pin was prior to removal. Unlock a car door with a clothes hanger. All four of these are wear points. Replace the door check link in a saturn s series car.

Park your car and engage the handbrake. Secure the hinge pin in place with a few firm taps from the hammer. Usually all you ll need to do is replace the pin and bushings in one or both hinges. Kit includes all necessary hardware for the repair durable construction hardened steel pin and brass bushing use the kit to replace only the damaged pin and bushing instead of the entire hinge assembly trouble free installation door hinge repair kits for your make and model.

The replacement bushings are made of oil impregnated bronze and promise to outlast the originals although we can t really complain about the service life of door hinge bushings that have seen. Remove the inner door panel in a saturn s series car. Top it with duct tape afterwards. Hinges are composed of four parts.

Lubricate the caliper pins or replace the brake pads on a ford f 250 truck. This is to keep it from falling off while you remove the hinges. Once you have removed them set the door down gently.