How To Replace Hinge Pins Chevy Door

Replacing door hinge pins and bushings on an s10 chevrolet pickup truck requires a little elbow grease and some know how.

How to replace hinge pins chevy door.

Insert the new bushings taking care to respect the different sizes and where they are located on each hinge. Replacing the drivers side door hinges on a 2003 chevy suburban solving the hard shut and hinge play issues. The chevrolet s 10 pickup truck and it s variants were manufactured with twin hinged doors and the hinge pins can wear out after repeated use or abuse. No longer will the metal scrape against itself and screech.

A quick video on how to replace worn hinge pins and bushings on the chevrolet s 10 pickup. The average backyard mechanic can complete this repair in about fifteen minutes for each door. The pins are easily replaced and will correct the known problems of door sagging and misalignment. 12 15 11 05 34 pm post 2169203 in response to old gto don t remove the entire hinge from the truck it will mess up the factory alignment.

The fix takes around two hours to complete. Helps fix the sag in the door and having to slam or lift the door. Open the blazer s door and place the door on your support. I have other repair videos for this truck an.

Drape the old towel or sheet over the support to ensure your car door s paint isn t damaged. How to replace the hinge pins bushings on a chevy blazer by marguerite lance. For the top hinge the larger bushing goes in the bottom part of the hinge while the smaller bushing goes in the top part of the hinge. How to replace the door hinge pins on a 1999 chevrolet silverado z71 gmc sierra and the benefits of doing so.

Pop the hinge pins out with a punch take the door off so that you can install the bushings into the hinge masking tape will hold in the bottom one then put the door back on and install the top hinge pin then work on getting the bottom one in. Now replace the old hinge pins and bushings and put the door back together.