Re: Door Hinge - how to?

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Take the door off the hinges, then with a hammer and punch drive the hinge pins up out of the hinge itself. Once you get the hinges apart you can better tell how worn the hinge is. If it isn't too bad, you can fix it easily. You can go to any auto parts store that has a "Help!" rack and pick up a pin-and-bushing kit that's similar in size to what was originally used on the car. If the bushing is a bit large for the hole, you can drill/ream the hole until the bushing is a snug fit, then line up the two halves of the hinge and gently tap the pin in until it's seated fully. This should fix your problem!
Or, alternately, if your hinges aren't wallowed out too bad, you can order stock-size bushings from one of the AMC vendors and simply stick them in and go. It's really a simple fix for a common problem.

Jeff Reeves
Auburn GA
79 Spirit GT
72 Javelin SST
69 Ambassador DPL

On December 28, 2004 Thomas L Middlemast wrote:

> I am still working on my 72 Gremlin X and to be expected the door hinges are
> shot.
> 
> For all the Hornets, Gremlins and other AMC 2 doors I had in the 80's and
> 90's I thought this war just the way things would be - or would be an
> expensive repair. But after my departure from AMC for the past 10 years I
> thought nothing more of it.
> 
> Well, I missed my AMCs, and now I have this 72 project. Come to find out,
> this CAN be repaired (so my research says), and the parts don't seem out of
> sight!
> 
> My question is: Just how much do I need (seems like just the pins and
> bushings) and just how hard is this? If you have any helpful hints it would
> be most appreciated!
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> Thomas L Middlemast
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