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    Issues with door alignment

    FancyFlush
    FancyFlush


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    Post by FancyFlush Fri May 06, 2016 5:10 pm

    I've got issues with this door... I get that you gotta bend the hinge but look at the gap already at the bottom front of the door panel.  What gives?
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    jdlaugh
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    Post by jdlaugh Fri May 06, 2016 7:34 pm

    Worn out hinge pins can yield a lot of slop. replacements are available
    Bruce67Econoline
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    Post by Bruce67Econoline Sat May 07, 2016 5:19 am

    IMO it looks like your lower hinge might have taken a hard hit. Pull the door and see if it is bent backwards, instead of being square to the frame.
    FancyFlush
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    Post by FancyFlush Sun May 08, 2016 12:53 am

    I think the top hinge is actually bent, the original door is bent at the top, looks like someone ripped the mirror off the hard way.  The top hinge looks a bit weird compared to the other side, it's bent and it's very subtle.  What do you suggest I do to bend it out?

    I had 2 ideas, one is to put a jack braced on the other side and try to push that part forward, the other is to fab a metal part with the same holes as the hinge and simply try to push it forward with a lever.
    hud
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    Post by hud Sun May 08, 2016 4:16 am

    I have the same problem on both doors, where can you get the replacement hinge pins? THANKS, Hud
    jdlaugh
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    Post by jdlaugh Sun May 08, 2016 5:03 am

    I think the best bet on the hinges would be to remove them from the door, put the pieces in a vice and go at them with a BFH to get them in line. On the door side, they are held by rivets, but you can drill those out and replace them with nut/bolt combos.

    You can buy standard and oversized pins at Mac's, here.

    I reused my original pins and inserted steel shims to take up the slack. I found the shims at my local Ace. It was fairly simple to drill out the holes in the hinges to accept the shims.

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    FancyFlush
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    Post by FancyFlush Mon May 09, 2016 6:01 pm

    Measured the drivers and passengers door, the difference between the front and back are different by 1/4 inch.  From the top hinge to the back of the door (above the latch receiver) is 41 1/4 and the other was 41 1/2.  I put a screw jack on it and widened it but it's still crooked!

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