Door Hinge Repair - For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum The standard oversize is 375 and the max oversize id 409 The brass bushings never intended to support weight Ever wonder why the factory only used the oil-ite bushings on the top hinges ? Bet you had a hard time drilling the door side of the hinge, wait you don't have to with the bushing kit because it goes on the soft body side hinge half
Door hinge rebuild - Resto Rick Rebuild Kit - For B Bodies Only Classic . . . I'm redoing a 70RR and needed to get my doors mounted so I can position the quarters and make sure it all fits correctly In doing so, I decided to rebuild the hinges and ordered a kit from Resto Rick I chose to do the uppers first as they were pretty rough and I felt they'd be the easiest to
Rebuilding door hinges - For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum Finally planning to get back to a few maintenance and repair items on my car - one being to replace the bushings and pins in the door hinges Question is - any tricks of the trade or tools to use to remove the lower hinge springs and reinstall them? Thanks for any help that can be provided
Door Hinge Rebuilding question | For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum On 67 Belvedere door hinges They don’t utilize bushings I disassembled and bead blasted the parts after I drove out the old pin The wear is in the inside part of the hinge not the pin The dorman kits I purchased have bushings I’m a little hesitant the drill the worn half of the hinge and
door adjustment - For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum The door needs to be pulled up a hair to make it close perfectly Do you adjust the strike latch? if so how is it done Thanks No, don't use the striker to set door height The door should be aligned without the striker in place Hinge to pillar sets door height Like posted above, check the condition of your hinges
73 Charger door hinge replacement - For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum Good for you Just an FYI The "authentic reproduction" hinges are from Taiwan and are not exactly the same Replacing a door without the proper door holding fixture tool is a 2 man job Doing it yourself is more likely to result in damage to your paint hinge door or hand fingers Follow the instructions in your Factory Service Manual
Door pin and bushing repair - For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum I rebuilt the door hinges by blasting them clean, grinding off hinge pin rivet head then removing it, line boring bracket and hinge holes to 4375 dia and making a new pin out hardened steel (Rc 28) with only 001 clearance, coated pin shaft with moly-disulfide dry film lubricant, welding and regrinding worn area on spring, and assembling by
Door alignment? - For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum Also don't over look twisting the door to make it fit Rubber mallet and BFH - Help move stuck hinges or ???? Pieces of heater hose - Strategically placed between a section of door and body and used as a tool to deform the metal by forcefully closing the door on the piece of hose
Replacement lower door hinges | For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum Sentout my door hinges to Leo to be rebuilt, he is rebuilding the upper ones, but the lower ones are worn beyond rebuild Obviously I’m having a hard time finding some original ones to have rebuilt so looks like my only option is going to be remanufactured ones from a store I know the metal is
4 door parts same a 2 door parts? - For B Bodies Only Classic Mopar Forum 1966 4-door sedan, 2-door sedan, station wagon windshield is 1 inch taller than windshield on 2-door hard top and convertible That means a-pillar and front quarter window are different on sedan and wagon than on your hardtop