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How hard is it to replace the door hinge bushings? How is it done?

My driver side door is sagging
 

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Hinge pin & bushing kits are available at many auto parts stores. Or see Texas Mustang Parts   //   Waco, Texas or mustang-unl.com. Usually less than $8 for the kit with one pin & 2 bushings.

The hard part is to get the old pin out. Some were spot welded in, others were hammered so that the end mushroomed. Either way, it takes a grinder or cutter bit in a drill or Dremel tool to cut the pin or grind off the weld. Once it is off, tap the pin out with a hammer. Only remove one pin at a time so that you don't have the full weight of the door to manage. I highly recommend that you have a helper standing by to hold the door.

Once the old pin is out, lower the door and tap out the old bushings. Put the new bushings in and have the helper lift the door in place so that you can slide the new pin in. It may have to go in differently from the way it came out. That's OK, as long as you put the cotter pin in the hinge pin.

OOOPS!!!The important thing to remember is that the hinge pin isn't supposed to move once you are finished. If it does, then you will end up like me - the pin moved, it wore the door hinge instead of the replaceable bushings. Now in order to fix it right, I have to remove the whole thing again and drill out the hinge to the same size as the bushing and use 2 sets of bushings in each hinge rather than one set.

The fix for the OOOPS was very time consuming and if you aren't up to some very interesting machine work, do it right so you won't have to do it again. I fixed the OOOPS but I had $43 worth of drill bit and specialized reamer plus pulling the fender off to fix it.
 

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Thanks jrichker - guess I better order a kit then. And some motiviation...
 

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50resto sells a kit that has all bushings and pins and it costs 30 calms or so
 

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I just want to add... If you care about your paint put some masking tape around the door and fender gaps; that way if you bang the door on the fender while its apart it wont chip or scratch the paint.

Also I like to put a floor jack under the door to support the weight while its loose (don't jack the whole car up with the door of course), then you or your buddy can just balance the door and you can roll the door back onto the hinges for the most part; put something soft under the jack so you won't scratch the paint.

I've done this more than a few times on fleet pick-up trucks and on my stang, the Mustang kinda sucks because it has longer heavier doors.

Check the roller busing for flat spots, its easy to replace while you're there.
 

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Yes I think I will go with the kit from 5.0 Resto - will do the roller bushing as well, I think it is missing on the driver side...

Thanks advice, all.
 

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Late-Model Door Hinge Repair
 

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BigDanTheMan said:
Late-Model Door Hinge Repair
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Great - Thanks a lot!
 
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