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  • Jack P.
    Expired
    • March 19, 2009
    • 1135

    Door Hinge repair

    Hi, need some help and advice before I do anything foolish with my 66 roadster door hinges.

    After 44 years , the driver side hinge (s) have developed a bit of an egg in position hole in the hinge bracket . New pin bushings and pins do not help because the pin moves in the bracket hole.

    Do I send it out, (where ? ) Can I fix it , or have some machinist fix it ?

    Drill out the holes and use oversize bushings and pins if I could find them ?

    Your thoughts

    Jack
  • Timothy B.
    Extremely Frequent Poster
    • April 30, 1983
    • 5186

    #2
    Re: Door Hinge repair

    Jack,

    Correct me if I am wrong but the bracket is not that thick so machine work may not be the best choice. I would look for some good hinge parts.

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    • Dick W.
      Former NCRS Director Region IV
      • June 30, 1985
      • 10483

      #3
      Re: Door Hinge repair

      I would have a machinist install a thin sleeve
      Dick Whittington

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      • Peter J.
        Very Frequent User
        • September 30, 1994
        • 586

        #4
        Re: Door Hinge repair

        Jack,
        Are you talking about the hinge itself or the door portion?

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        • Dick W.
          Former NCRS Director Region IV
          • June 30, 1985
          • 10483

          #5
          Re: Door Hinge repair

          Just had a thought. I believe the pin is a standard size that would be the same as an engine valve stem. I think that a bronze guideliner that is used in a valve guide repair would make a very good repair.
          Dick Whittington

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          • Edward J.
            Extremely Frequent Poster
            • September 15, 2008
            • 6942

            #6
            Re: Door Hinge repair

            Jack, like you said there are oversize bushing kits that are made, I thought I remember getting a kit at the local auto parts store, I think it was from the HELP line, they make many small parts for cars. The last kit I brought was for a Ford mustang with the same problem you had.
            New England chapter member, 63 Convert. 327/340- Chapter/Regional/national Top Flight, 72 coupe- chapter and regional Top Flight.

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            • Jack P.
              Expired
              • March 19, 2009
              • 1135

              #7
              Re: Door Hinge repair

              Originally posted by Dick Whittington (8804)
              I would have a machinist install a thin sleeve
              That is what I wanted to hear. Could you use one of the pin bushings as a sleeve or would it be to soft.


              Jack

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              • Jack P.
                Expired
                • March 19, 2009
                • 1135

                #8
                Re: Door Hinge repair

                Originally posted by Edward Johnson (49497)
                Jack, like you said there are oversize bushing kits that are made, I thought I remember getting a kit at the local auto parts store, I think it was from the HELP line, they make many small parts for cars. The last kit I brought was for a Ford mustang with the same problem you had.

                I thought about it, because my bushings were marked " thin " the problem is, that the door hinge (the heavy part that you attach door to ) is fine, the new pin & bushings tighten everything up as far as that goes.

                The problem is in the bracket that attaches to the frame. The hole on the bottom is out of round, and lets the door move up and down,

                I was hoping to have the holes drilled and sleeved . I know it is thin metal, but I should try it first , before getting a "new rebuilt one " from a vendor.

                Jack

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                • Dick W.
                  Former NCRS Director Region IV
                  • June 30, 1985
                  • 10483

                  #9
                  Re: Door Hinge repair

                  Those guideliners are bronze. You drill the parent bore slightly oversize, install the liner, and them machine the liner to the proper size.

                  Dick Whittington

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                  • Jack P.
                    Expired
                    • March 19, 2009
                    • 1135

                    #10
                    Re: Door Hinge repair

                    Originally posted by Dick Whittington (8804)
                    Those guideliners are bronze. You drill the parent bore slightly oversize, install the liner, and them machine the liner to the proper size.

                    http://www.cylinderheadsupply.com/va...de-liners.html

                    Thanks for the reference, looks like a do able job,, I know someone local with the proper equipment to do the job.

                    Jack

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                    • Jack P.
                      Expired
                      • March 19, 2009
                      • 1135

                      #11
                      Re: Door Hinge repair update

                      Hi,

                      I wanted to update you on my hinge repair.

                      What I discovered : As I got back my hinges from the car from the painter.

                      It was not the hole in the frame bracket that was out of shape, but the distance between the bracket holes had grown over the years on the bottom hinge bracket on drivers side. This allowed the hinge to move a bit up and down, regular new bushings and the lip that sat in the hinge did not fill the gap. I found Jeep bushings that had a thicker lip that sat in the hinge hole. This thicker lip filled the space much like a shim. The hinge could not move up or down and was locked in place.

                      I am sure this in not just a problem for my car. Replacing the bushings with new ones will not cure the problem, if the frame bracket is wider from age. You need a shim to take up the space

                      Jack

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