by Philip » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:44 pm
I didn't even unbolt the hinge from the door. Support the door with a floor jack in the center. Use something for padding to protect the paint.
Take an air chisel with a long blunt nose tip and drive the old pin out from the bottom. Jack the door up a little and pull outwards. Slip in the new bushings. Relaign the door and instll the new pin. Hit the top of the new pin with the air chisel to seat it.
It works best to do the bottom hinge first. It is the hardest one to do. With the slop in the upper hinge letting the door move a little to allow clerance.
A friend of mine ran his own body shop for about 25 years. He tought me this trick on my truck. It took 15 minutes to do both hinges on the drivers door.
93 W350 Club/cab w/duals, buckets & console, B&W flatbed, G56, 6 spd, 3:07 rears, gages, HX40/16, 4" exhaust, 6X.018 sticks, rear air ride suspension