Replacement door hinges......

[BobT-47P15]

I was reading the paper this morning and saw an article about a local

fellow who, among other things, says he has invented some type

replacement hinge for sagging car doors. It did not go into that topic

in any depth, so not sure about his approach. I was wondering if his

invention might be of any benefit for our old MoPars. Would have to

call and ask him to find out. Would there be any interest in such a

thing, or not?

[Robin (UK)]

My car is going into a friend's shop in two weeks' time for him to have some hinge pins machined and fitted.

This new idea sounds interesting, but is just that bit too late for me.

[PatS....]

I have 8 good nonsagging hinges and 4 nonsagging outside handles on my DeSoto parts car, one of the main reasons I bought it.

[Olddaddy]

I invested some time and effort into repairing hinges myself. What I found is that the pins don't wear, the housings do. I figured out how to weld new steel bushings onto the original housing making it much stronger than original. The problem is lining up the hinge so it is identical to new or the door will be difficult if not impossible to adjust.

[Robin (UK)]

Thanks Olddaddy,

That's useful information.

[BobT-47P15]

Am talking on the phone to my son in law.....he says you can remove complete hinge from car....pull hinge pin out, redrill hole, insert bushing with same i d as original hole. then re-insert pin....and align. Tack weld the

bushing into place, then put assembly back onto the car. Re-drilling and

using bushing cures the egg-shaped hole in the hinge caused by wear.

He says GM has made a kit to do that for cars back to the 60s....or maybe even the 50s.

[Jeff.P_46]

I found that both top hinges on my '46 had broken pins so I made a jig up to hold the hinges in alignment while I drilled them out.

Jeff

[Heavy Flat Head]

Here is a link from a site called webrobber on fixing GM hinges from the 50's.

I have done just about the same fix on older auto's that had loose hinges, Remove pin then drill and install bushing. It is not to hard as long as a person takes his time and keeps the parts of the hinge's together. I have bought the hinge repair kits from napa in the past with good results for a Chev. I even had a 36 Buick that used bushing in the hinges. This is one area were GM was way ahead of its time.

http://www.webrodder.com/article.php?AID=273&SID=27&CID=7

Ed.

[PatS....]

I found that both top hinges on my '46 had broken pins so I made a jig up to hold the hinges in alignment while I drilled them out.

Jeff

Heck of a good idea, Jeff. Thanks for sharing that one. It should be stickied for future reference. We need a WikiP15D24 site:D