wheatus

It seems that you can purchase lower door hinge replacements but not upper hinges. I modified my hinges to use replacable pins (PN# 19183) and bushings (PN# 14550). To do this modification you will need: 12mm socket, ratchet, at least 3 inch extension, files or grinding tool, hammer, punch, vise, hacksaw, and a helper. (I will try and get the part numbers of the pins and bushings i used. I took my hinges to the parts store after i removed the old pins and bushings and found something close.)

1. Roll down the window, it makes the door easier to handle when removed.
2. If not equiped with power windows or locks skip to step 4.If equipped with power options you will need to remove the kickpanel and disconect the wiring.
3. Pull the wiring through the A pillar.
4. Using the ratchet, extension, and 12mm socket remove one bolt from each hinge.
5. Have your helper hold the door as you remove the last two bolts.
6. Remove the 4 bolts holding the hinges to the door shell. There should be a total of 8 bolts.
7. Place the door shell in a place where it will not get damaged.
8. Take pictures or mark the hinges top and bottom to aid reassembly later. Work on one hinge at a time so you do not mix parts.
9. Secure the hinge in a vise.
10. Using a flat file or a grinding tool, a dremel or a die grinder work well, to grind the puddle weld holding the pin. Be careful not to grind too much off of the hinge.
11. Use the punch and hammer to knock the pin out of the hinge.
12. Remove the old bushings.




13. File, drill, or grind the hinges to fit the new pins and bushings. Notice that not all of the holes are the same size, check the fitting often.



14. Line up your marks or refer to your picture for reassembly.
15. Install new bushings.
16. Install new pin.
17. Reassemble the hinge.



18. Using the hacksaw you can cut off the excess pin. (optional)
19. Repeat steps 8-18 for the other hinge.




20. Reinstall the hinges to the door shell.
21. Have helper hold the door as you mount the hinges to the body.

Jay351

Nice mod. I found out that on the 3rd gen trucks, the right hand lower hinge is the same as the upper left hand, and viceversa

corax

Good stuff, thanks for sharing . . . do you have the p/n for the bushings or hinge pin?

wheatus

i will find out the part number next time i get to my parts store. the best part about this is that it is cheaper than just buying hinges. i think it was about $15 for one hinge, i did this mod top and bottom on one side for $5.

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

i was able to get 2 sets of hinges for $5 at u-pull it, but very nice write up those brass bushings can be some tenacious buggers...

edit: gonna borrow this and add it to my misc ideas thread...

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Suggestions:

Dremel tool carbide bit makes filing easy.

Sandblast old crappy paint off and powder coat.

Cut on top of hinge like on Pirate and make some removable doors while you are at it.

wheatus

if i was going to make the doors easily removable instead of hacking up the hinge i would use a clevis pin something like this. i painted my hinges when i was edging parts for my truck but i don't have any pictures though.

RaginYota

That is a great write up! Sounds easy enough.

THis is what I plan on going once I make my half doors.
http://4xinnovations.com/pages/guarding/hingekit.htm.

wheatus

i put the part numbers in the write up above but here they are

pin 19183

bushing 14550

wheatus

$75 seems a bit steep to me i would just mod the OE ones. i was looking for a pic of those clevis pins but couldn't find one.

1989toy4wd

I have wabbits quick release door hinges on my truck...right now I am only using the pins, I have been too lazy to put the hinges on!! LOL

nlinn

where did you find those pins and bushings?
searching on the internet by part number isn't going anywhere, and i can't find them at O'reilly's or advance