[BaadAssGremlins] Re:4d4 Door Hinges

["Mike" <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx>]

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om, BLDFW <bldfw@...> wrote:
>
> Hey gang....
> 
> I've read back through the 
various posts on the
> subject of rebuilding door 
hinges.  I need to do that
> for my Gremlin which is 
sitting in the paint shop
> pending the outcome.  I 
had replaced the drivers door
> hinges with a set from the 
passenger side of a four
> door hornet (less door 
weight) thinking that would
> resolve the problem and it 
looked like it
> did.....but.... 
> 
> The paint shop called to 
advise they were still
> problematic.  While 
somewhat tight, there's 
enough pin
> play to cause continued 
door alignment issues.  They
> suggested, given what I'm 
paying them to do, that I
> might want to get them 
done right before they get
> sealed in with paint.
> 
> Doc mentioned using GM 
pins for the best results so
> I'm going to check that 
out.  
> 
> Question....is the only 
way to get the pins out to
> have them pressed out or 
will they come out with some
> W
854
D40 and a hammer?  And how 
do you get the spacers
> back in again?  Slip them 
in and tap them down?   I
> don't have the kits yet to 
answer that question.  For
> you guys that have worked 
on them before, what's the
> best way to do this?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Bill
> Dallas, TX
> '72 Gremlin (Stipped and 
at the paint shop)
> '72 Olds Custom Cruiser 
Wagon
> '71 Mark III
> '70 Cadillac Convertible
>
You need to drill out the 
hinges to fit the GM 
bushings and pins. They are 
much larger and will last 
forever.
"Doc"


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