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I had a problem with my door hinges for a while, but at least the door wouldn close. The spring that goes behind the prt to hold the door open broke and fell out. after all this the door would still close fine, it would raise up the slightest bit whne you closed it and you could wiggle the door up and down. but it still worked.
yesterday the metal tab that is supposed to close the door got stuck internally some how and wouldn't let the door close. after i got that cleared it dropped the back of the door's position more. now it won't close unless i pick the door up while it closes at the striker lug.
i was looking on how to replace the hinges and there is a bolt that comes from the inside out.
my question is how to i replace the hinge? top and bottom.
where is the connection for the electric? inside the door or the kicker panel?
any advice in the door hinge department?
could i have sprung the door itself?
let me know
There are bolts on each hinge that come from the inside. It's difficult to get any kind of socket or wrench on the outer, upper bolts. You'll want to make sure the door is supported properly underneath before you loosen any bolts. I tried doing mine by myself. What a mistake...lol.
I took the truck down to our local Macco. They charged me $85.00 to install all 4 hinges an align the doors. They did a nice job.
that might be a good idea.
I got a set of hinges in good shape off of a junkyard truck i had a very hard time getting the passenger side off because of the ac in the way.
Have the same situation with me.
Can anyone answer: if I need to pull the emergency brake off of inside of cab to install upper driver door hinge thanks. 01 Ram 1500.
Just my opinion, since you're using some hinges off of an older truck (junk yard you said), I would consider putting new hinge pins in while you're at it. I bought the new pin kit from LMC Truck and then used a sawsall to cut the old hinge pins off. That made life quite easy for the rest of it. I just had to use a punch to get the old hinge pin guides out and then put the new ones in.
Just my opinion, since you're using some hinges off of an older truck (junk yard you said), I would consider putting new hinge pins in while you're at it. I bought the new pin kit from LMC Truck and then used a sawsall to cut the old hinge pins off. That made life quite easy for the rest of it. I just had to use a punch to get the old hinge pin guides out and then put the new ones in.
I bought a hinge repair kit... Cut out the top post with a grinder. Once cut out pull on the lateral bracket and the bracket and spring will come out. I didn't like the cheap brass grommet that came with the repair kit so I went to ace hardware and bought a 3/8 X 1/2 X 1 Brass grommet. Drilled out the lateral bracket to 1/2. Insert grommet. Take large pliers and squeeze the spring together and use wire ties to hold it tight. Insert spring , lateral bracket, and new pin. Cut wire ties with a sharp razor and pull out ... Done ... Hope this helps anyone.
12-07-2006, 11:09 AM
door hinge replacement
