Alright, so this is something that I've been meaning to post about for awhile. I have noticed that my passenger side door sags and it's a pain to close it (I have to push up and in). After looking at the hinge, I noticed that the "hidden" screw that's suppose to come from the inside of the cab to the top hinge, for some reason isn't there. After looking closer, it seems that the hole for the screw is heavily warped and no longer even useable to put a screw through.

So, has anyone experienced this and if so, what did you do to alleviate it?
If that hasn't happened to you, what do you think would be a good way to get the hinge closer to the body?

Thanks!

 

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Run a nut and bolt. It's a pain, but, it works. I found that it was the lower hinge pin that would develop excessive wear, and cause the door to sag.

 

I've been trying to figure out what all I'd need to do to get to this little tiny hole to attempt to run a nut and bolt through it, but not entirely sure what all it will require. Removing dash?

 

Do what they do when running bolts and/or nuts in a chassis. Get a long, thin wire and run it through your hole, down into the knee space. Then, wrap it around the threads of the bolt and pull your bolt through. Put your nut on it and tighten.

How to keep the bolt from spinning? Tack weld a piece of metal rod onto it, so it will catch on something in the dash as it tries to spin. It may take some finesse and multiple attempts to get the length of rod just tight.

Floss will work too but it's harder to get it to drop down into the knee space.


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