Cheaper Door Hinge Detent Roller Solution...

Nice tip!

 

Thats great.I think the way you did it is better.Looks beefier.

 

now that's what i call using your head. i ran into similar thing replacing window rollers on b bodies. a cheap cutlass part is $4, a new regulator is over $100!

 

yeah I wish I had found this out before I bought a set of hinges on Ebay! Then when I got them the drivers roller was messed up! So I bought another set but made sure the rollers were good! Guess I'll Blast and prime them all and rebuild them and sell the other 2 sets or save them for my next project! I had just found out today before finding this thread that the rollers were on a press fit pin! At least now i know what parts I need to fix them!

Thanks for the write up!!

 

Older thread great info. the parts are in stock at my Chevy dealer. I am going to pick them up at lunch time today and will provide some feedback. I love it when people come up with easy, creative, functional work arounds!

 

Roller

Does the roller have to completely roll free? I did this on my hinges and the roller pin must be slightly binding. The roller rolls free when I do it by hand, but I feel a slight drag, is this critical to the operation of the hinge?

 

I did not notice any issues. I did this awhile back BUT my car has spent the last year being blocked and painted so I have not used it a while lot.

Brent

 

Thanks! Well, that's what it does, not spinning wildly on it's own, but it does turn easily by hand. I backed out the pin just a tad and it made all the difference in the world. Now on to the second set!

 

Pics

Hey man, great Post. I need to change my detent roller pin.
I know your post is old but is there any chance you or somebody else could repost the rest of the pictures??