So I finally am getting down to the little stuff on my truck before i can call it finished and I have been trying to search down a clunk (ish) sound and everything on my front end is new from bearings to tie rods and ends and control arms and track bar its all brand new shocks and springs so i grabbed the steering shaft and it has a ton of play in it when you wiggle it up under the brake booster is there a fix that does not require a entire new steering shaft ( i am assuming that's where my sound is coming from) and i also need to replace the driver side door hinge pins i found a few kits my question is how do you remove the old pins with out pulling the door i can attach the door to a strap and hold it up with a forklift to support it but do you cut the pins or grid the heads off?any advise would be great thanks in advance

 

Grind the heads or cut the pins in half. As far as the steering shaft clunk goes, you need one of these. http://www.rocksolidramtrucksteering.com/

 

how long did the steering fix take to install?

 

There is a thread about another members experiences around here somewhere on the Rock Solid Ram Steering fix.

Should be able to drive the pins out. Might be a clip on the bottom holding them in. I think the kits are for individual hinges though.... 13 bucks a whack at Advance....

 

There is a thread in the DIY section about the door hinge repair
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...ow-w-pics.html

 

I did the hinge pins myself without any help. The door isn't very heavy. Just put the window down and use the window frame to hold the door when you remove or reinstall.

As far as the steering shaft, as stated, the rock solid bushing fixes it. It's not that bad to do, just kind of a PITA due to the angle and location if you don't pull the column.

 

If you pull the column, make sure it remains locked, as the clock spring in there won't like being turned to far...... It will break.

 

I bought the hinge pin kit from LMC truck and had a body shop install. I wasn't very happy with the results and the remaining hinge parts looked beat to hell after getting the old pins out and new ones in...just not alot of room in there to work. I then went with complete hinges from LMC installed myself. Much better. i used a 5 gallon bucket on top of a wooden crate to support door.