Door Pins
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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.
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.
HotFox
15 Year Member
When I did mine this year I used the cotter pin to hold them in then later barrowed my friends mig welder and removed the cotter pin and tack welded the pin to the hinge to keep them from turning.
I still cant figure out why no one sells a hinge pin that is knurled under the head to keep them from spinning
Scott
I still cant figure out why no one sells a hinge pin that is knurled under the head to keep them from spinning
Scott
Well that was a ton of fun. Did it today not really that bad but the pins really aren't long enough and I could only get one cotter pin in on the top but I guess that doesn't matter cause Im gunna end up doin what HotFox did and tack weld them in. The pins don't spin as of now but I still don't feel like screwin with it again and figure weldin them in was a better idea. But thanks for all the help guys
When I did mine this year I used the cotter pin to hold them in then later barrowed my friends mig welder and removed the cotter pin and tack welded the pin to the hinge to keep them from turning.
I still cant figure out why no one sells a hinge pin that is knurled under the head to keep them from spinning
Scott
Great idea: you just got my award for the "Do it Right Engineering Idea" of the year.
HotFox
15 Year Member
Great idea: you just got my award for the "Do it Right Engineering Idea" of the year.
Well thank you! You are a TOOL
, I read alot of your posts.Scott
