Re: [AMC-List] Door hinges......

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 17:49, Matt Haas wrote:

> Part of the difference is in door weight. An early sixties door is going to 
> weigh a bunch less than a 70's door due to the side impact beams. Also, two 
> door doors weigh a good bit more than  four door doors. One other thing 
> when messing with doors is to make sure that the hinges are properly 
> aligned. If you have the hinges cocked, you'll wear the pins out pretty 
> quickly.

It is true that the doors got heavier, but 1970 (my car) the doors are
just tin (sic) shells, not one bit if safety, thank you very much.
THey're a lot lighter than the later doors. 

The replacable bronze bush simply doesn't have enough surface area for
the forces it handles. And I wouldn't be surprised if the new
replacements are made out of some sort of Crap alloy instead of Actual
Metal.

_______________________________________________
AMC-List mailing list
AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list

or go to http://www.amc-list.com