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Jun 1, 2011 | 07:43 PM

meangreen1

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Door hinge help

Hey gents,

I want to take care of the slop in my door hinge. Does anyone know where to get bushings or how to rebuild them? I remember months back a thread with a guy made some, but I could not find it. I would also be open to other ideas to fix it as well.

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Jun 1, 2011 | 07:56 PM

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+1 on this. It's bad enough these doors weigh more than a refrigerator. That slight sag makes them even tougher to close on the first try.

Jun 1, 2011 | 08:37 PM

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I re adjusted both my doors by loosening the bolts (on the body) and having someone lift up on the door while I re tightened took a few tries on each door but they have held up with my quick fix for the last 5mo

Jun 1, 2011 | 09:54 PM

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That just makes it worse over time. I want to fix it for good.

Jun 2, 2011 | 09:14 AM

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I just had a rebuilt door hinge sent over for my driver's door. Do a search for Daryl Demarte, he's in Australia. Not cheap though, it was $330 shipped. Worth it to me.

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Jun 2, 2011 | 10:01 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by meangreen1

That just makes it worse over time. I want to fix it for good.

I agree, temp fix untill I can afford to properly fix the issue

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I just had a rebuilt door hinge sent over for my driver's door. Do a search for Daryl Demarte, he's in Australia. Not cheap though, it was $330 shipped. Worth it to me.

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good to know, subbed for future repair

Jun 2, 2011 | 12:20 PM

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I found the hinge rebuild article on PlanetSoarer http://planetsoarer.com/hinges/index.htm so you can see what is involved.

Adding to that, I thought I'd mention that he also asked me for my car paint code, so the hinge was already painted to match when it arrived. Installation instructions come included.

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