WEhat is the best way to go about replacing the hinge pins? Do I have to completely remove the door?

Thanks for the help,
Matt

are you just replaceing the pins or the whole hinge?

if it's just the pins you need to check the pin holes for wear.if the hole is egg shapped you will need to replace the whole hinge.
if your just doing the pins you can use a floor jack to help steady the door while you change one pin at a time.just make sure to use a soft barrier on the jack to prevent scratches.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by 79linetta:
are you just replaceing the pins or the whole hinge?

if it's just the pins you need to check the pin holes for wear.if the hole is egg shapped you will need to replace the whole hinge.</font>

You will have to remove the hinges, maybe not replace them! The hinge pins work (turn) in a bushing, these busings are also replaceable. A kit can be purchased with both the hinge pins and bushings, and is a heck of allot cheaper then buying new hinges.
I think Moementum sells the kits.

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70 Camaro Z/28 with 461cu.in. BBC & auto, 3.31 12 bolt posi.

I have the kit from Moementum and I haven't checked to see if the holes are egg shaped but I do know that one or two of the bushings is missing so I sure hope these pins make it better. Does the spring in the door have to come out or can it fly out if I do something wrong?

Thanks,
matt

I was able to cut the pins in half with a sawz-all and short blade. just be careful. Then I knocked the pins pieces out. Chances are the bushings are shot, so they will just fall out with very little persuasion. Do not remove the springs. They are a PITA to get back in. Do one hinge at a time. As said before, support the door with a jack and a block of wood so you don't scratch the paint. Tap new bushings in place, you can use a long socket extension and tap it in with a hammer. Then tap in the pin. Kit should have instruction. Most kits supply an original and oversize bushing. If the hole is really worn, you will need new hinges.

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Steve. 74 orig owner
383, Comp 280, Sportsman II, HD TH350, 3:42 posi, 4wdisc, 12:1 box, IAS, headers, true-dual w/H-pipe. All new susp/bushings.
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For my 81 I had to take the door off. Some of the bushings are inside of the hinge and the only way to get at them (Well the only way I found) was to take the door off. I had no problem puting the spring back on just had to ues a C-clamp. I don't know what year your car is so the hinge might be difrent so my help could be no help at all, but if you do have to take the door off outline were the hinge is so that the door will line up with the striker.

I just replaced mine 2 weeks. I didn't think it was that hard to do. I got the hinge pin rebuild kit from my local parts store for about $10 per door. I used a large screwdriver to remove the spring, boy does that spring fly when it comes off, once I was all ready to put the spring back on I used a C-clamp and slowly compressed the spring, as soon as it was really close I tapped it with a hammer and it feel right into place. Just remember to keep one hand on the clamp while you hit the spring with the hammer, trust me.

They can be done with the hinges still on the car and the door- support door with a jack and some sort of insulator/protector and knock the pins out with a suitably sized punch or drift (i.e. long enough to work with from the top-down) and a 5-lb hammer. If you can't get a new bushing in place of the old one (if present, I've seen some hinges with no bushings) then you'll have to remove hinge and drill out the hole a bit. Once you've driven the new pins in, dent them so they don't work out on their own (i.e. with a flat punch on the side where it meets up with the bushing). You can get a complete pin/bushing kit in the "Help" section of every corner auto parts store...

You can get a correct spring compression tool for about $18 bucks I think. They springs are easy to remove with a screw driver but wrap a couple of shop towels around them when you pry them out so as not to scratch the jams. Or see if Autozone has one that you can borrow with a deposit. I did not have one so I just drove it too the local Chevrolet body shop and they used thier spring compressor and put them back on for me for $10.00.

I put the brass bushings in the freezer for about 30 minutes to shrink them down so they would install easier. Use a rubber mallot or a block of wood when you put them in because they will crack very easy.

Good Luck,

ChevyReb

I havent read this mentioned anywhere and learned the hard way. Some people asked whether we can put the pins right side up rather than upside down, however, the pins need to go back in the way they came out. It is hard to see, but one of the holes is splined to accept the splined end of the pin.