Rusted Door Hinge/Bushing

I was gone for two weeks and my wife starts tearing my falcon up. JK i'm stoked that she drives it



Anywho, the door has been 'shifty'? so I knew that it was rusting out.... finally it rusted through & broke.

Is what I'm looking for on this page?

Do i just get a metal punch & knock out the rusting pins (i've also heard of people drilling them out?) Any suggestions?

This is how Chevy does it,,,,,the pin is pressed in the outer sections of the hinge,,,,the inner section is drilled bigger and bushings are pressed into both ends so the pin is free to move in that center section,,,,,now see if someone just drilled out your pin awhile ago and just stuck  a bolt in there,,,but seeing that it is broken,,,that center piece must be stuck in there pretty good,,,,might need a torch to motivate it to move out of there,,,,check the other hinges and see if they look like the broken one,,,,,,,

On my 61 Ford I just used a punch and drove the pin out of the hinge a little penetrating oil and an over night soak would probably make yours much easier.

As rusted as that is, I doubt it will go easy. If you end up drilling it, center as best as you possibly can, start small, go slow, use oil and sharp bits.

I don't have a vice A drill I do have & A hammer I do have.... Should I try to punch out the bottom hinge as well, as the top on rusted through/out & broke, but the door is still attached on the bottom one..... and which one of the pins should I use from the Mac Auto's page...?

Thanks guys!

You dont really know if the standard pin will  cure it until you get the old one out, you really need to measure the hole...

Worst case scenerio you buy the standard and the oversize and use which one fits.

This one, the oversize one is 11/32" which comes out to appx .344

http://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_econoline/door-hinge-pin-oversize-stainless-steel-fits-front-side-and-back-door.html?crosssell=Homepage_Featured_Category_Door


I cant get to my spare new one tonight, I can check for you tomorrow to see what the OD is on the standard pin..

This is the link to the standard one you need
http://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_econoline/door-hinge-pin-stainless-steel-fits-front-side-and-back-door.html?crosssell=Homepage_Featured_Category_Door

If my memory serves me correctily the standard pin is .274 and mine was wallowed out to .294 so I drilled out to the 11/32 oversize one.

You may not need a vise, might be handy, but you'll likely need a solid surface to hit on. An anvil would be great, a good punch and a 1/2" id steel pipe to rest the hinge on while you drive the old pin out, Mine were terrible, but a few licks with a BFH drove them out.

BTW you will need to remove the door and the mounted part of the hinge, most likely you would risk bending the hinge, or the door jamb if its too stubborn. Good luck

I'll go a head and order duplicates of both (to offset cost I'll just brew my own coffee this morning rather than getting starbucks hahaha).

From what I'm picking up from ya'll is that I need to knock out the bottom pin as well, as the top one has rusted through.  Guess it would make sense to replace both of them yeah?  I'll do the passenger's door first (as thats the most immediate problem and I'll do driver's door after).

Any good suggestions for some penetrating lube, or should I buy a blow torch?

I don't remember any particular brand, its more how you use it just give it time to work, put some on each night for a couple of nights then knock it out. Make sure if possible you can use gravity to flow the oil into the part your trying to free up.
A torch probably wouldn't help much here, if you heat up the outside of the hinge it will just expand and tighten up on the pin.